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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2000
Page
6
Joe Hladley serves as President and Publisher with Chuck Peters as Vice President and COO Ken Slaughter as Vice President and CFO Dale Larson as Vice President Newspaper and Magazine Publishing Kerry Elsen edits Editorial Pages and chairs the Editorial Board Mark Bowden remains Managing Editor in a formal leadership rollout across the organization.
Lone Tree High students in Iowa affiliate of the Future Problem Solving Program won CPS national open division with P.R.LD.E Promoting Recreational Improvement and Development Effectively. They plan to repair and improve three parks torn by a 1998 windstorm and will compete internationally in June at the University of Georgia.
The piece surveys a wave of new major league ballparks entering service this year and next, led by San Francisco Pacific Bell Park and Enron Field in Houston with a retractable roof. It notes financing, naming rights, and the trend away from multi use venues while praising Wrigley Field’s enduring legacy.
Shepherd Smith argues states misallocate the nearly 250 billion paid by tobacco firms. He says only a small portion goes to anti-teen smoking programs, urging 25 percent be spent on prevention while stressing parental involvement and public education as key strategies. He criticizes both advocates and industry for failing to foster real change.
Readers challenge constitutional rights to free health care citing a Oxford Junction case. They cite Social Security payments, a liver transplant cost, free drugs, and future estate charges as evidence that many rely on entitlements. They warn universal coverage would harm the nation’s finances and future stability.
A March 15 letter urges public display of the Ten Commandments. Sen Steve King and 14 senators are cited in support of keeping religious displays in Senate chambers, arguing moral guidance and freedom tied to faith.
In Clermont Elgin and Fayette Iowa many residents lack home delivery and receive mail at post office boxes. Forms mailed to street addresses were returned by the post office to Kansas City. Some forms were reportedly placed on doors, while others never arrived. This coordination gap could cost taxpayers per household more than expected.
The Gazette invites public letters and guest columns with the caveat that printed letters address public matters. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. No anonymous submissions. 300 word limit. one letter per writer every 30 days. column length up to 700 words.
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