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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1997
Page
6
Editorial argues the IRS critique highlights broader issues in government service and urges Congress to push for reforms across agencies. It questions why scrutiny should stop with the IRS and calls for accountability for all agencies that use public funds.
Learfield pays the University of Iowa 3.18 million for exclusive rights to Iowa men’s football and basketball. KCJJ 1560 AM airs fans views from a bar while others tape and re broadcast reports, prompting Iowa officials to call it broadcast piracy and raise First Amendment questions.
Acel Moore recalls the Little Rock Nine and federal troops at Central High, contrasting 1957 segregation with today. He notes enduring curriculum segregation and North South parallels while Clinton and others attend the commemoration and reflect on civil rights progress.
Joanne Burkholder of Cedar Rapids criticizes The Gazette for saying Iowa police are rarely charged after assaults. She argues charges are typically filed, urges letting the judicial system handle the Shaw case, and condemns media speculation.
A reader account claims IRS agents in disguise on 60 Minutes depicted as thugs using scare tactics to pressure filers. The letter argues 1040 filing is not legally required, labels Title 26 as color of law, and attacks judges for backing what it calls scams. Dan Humpfer, Hiawatha.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone number, but only name and hometown will be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by FAX 398-5846 or email gazettefyiowa.infi.net.
A reader praises the Gazette editorial on Medicare overbilling, noting daily losses of 22 million dollars threaten the fund. The letter argues that theft from Medicare harms old and sick people and that proof of overbilling is growing.
A wire service note explains how the government often uses representative payees to manage Social Security benefits for many recipients. It cites one in ten beneficiaries, mainly minor children, with payees and discusses the grammar of self pronouns in examples from a book and public speech.
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