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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2000
Page
4
Jerry Elsen is listed as Editor of Editorial Pages and Mark Bowden serves as Editorial Board Chairman and Managing Editor, reflecting leadership roles within the paper.
The 1970 Gazette outlines the Neighborhood Development Program in Cedar Rapids aimed at rehabilitating houses and guiding growth while preserving residents’ dignity. Goals include new housing for low income groups, eliminating blighted structures, improving utilities and streets, and reducing friction with commercial areas.
The piece argues free trade harms some farmers while praising exports for better prices. It cites the Seattle WTO talks collapse with 135 nation delegates and 45 000 attendees, noting protests and complex global opposition from rich and poor nations. It also highlights farm subsidies, rural develop ment aid, and testimonies from Martin Clark of Dyersville describing long volunteer work in Eastern Europe and Latin America.
A March 16 letter questions officiating quality but defends officials as humans and highly skilled. The writer is urged to join the Cedar Rapids Athletic Officials Association, based in Cedar Rapids, to gain experience before judging others, according to Scott Fruehling of Palo.
A collage of mispunctuated and muddled newspaper lines traces how errors and puns expose shifts in perspective. It cites a parade cover misquote, a UNI professor styling public signage, a reader asking who is running out of sight, and a vintage headline list contrasting with a New York Times joke about Soviet goals.
A speaker critiques ongoing silence in GLBT circles on rights like marriage and voting. They point to marginalized contributors from Bayard Rustin to religious leaders and urge vocal protest, urging the university GLBT group to lead rather than stay silent.
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns with edits allowed. Include writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number. No anonymous submissions. Limit 300 words for letters and 700 words for columns. Address letters to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or contact by FAX or email with full identification.
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