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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 2001
Page
4
Mark Bowden is executive editor, Jerry Elsen editor of editorial pages and editorial board chairman, Dave Storey vice president, advertising Scott Swenson, and Peg Schmitz circulation director and vice president of print operations.
Editorial calls for tightening US policy over Milosevic arrest in Belgrade with a new aid deadline. It cites Balkan politics and Western advice that a Belgrade trial could curb anti Western nationalism while urging resumed aid only if concrete results emerge.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires the writer’s name, street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer’s name and hometown will be printed. One letter per writer every 30 days. Include full identification. editing may occur.
A March letter criticizes Linn-Mar officials over Tony’s exclusion on a school trip and urges reconsideration of discipline. Readers note the emotional impact on Tony and his father, urge safer policies, and suggest private schooling as an option.
Jane Asher of Cedar Rapids celebrates the stadium referendum as Kernels baseball moves to a state of the art ballpark with handicapped access, expanded seating, more parking, vendors, and safer facilities. This converts fans to Minor League excitement away from big city venues.
A reader advocates early foreign language instruction using home video and computer programs that recognize speech and provide feedback. They cite Cambridge picture-method roots and propose an Iowa pilot to develop and distribute multilingual instruction to schools and home learners.
A March 29 reader letter rejects apologizing for the nine deaths when the US submarine Greeneville collided with a Japanese trawler. The writer says Japan should apologize and make restitution for Pearl Harbor first, arguing two wrongs do not make a right and urging human decency.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in reader letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers and offers equal opportunity for publication.
The piece traces a revival of liberal Republicans dubbed weak sisters or RINOs and notes pushes from Bush era leadership toward a far right agenda. It recounts listed GOP moderates like Chafee Snowe Collins Jeffords Voinovich McCain and others along with Dems aligned with them. It cites Grover Norquist and Phil Gramm on moderates and analyzes intra party dynamics and prospects for change.
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