Newspaper Leadership Team Members Named in Announcement
Hladky remains president and publisher while Chuck Peters is named as vice president and chief operating officer Ken Slaughter serves as vice president and chief financial officer Dale Larson is vice president for newspaper and magazine publishing Jerry Elsen is editor of editorial pages and editorial board chairman Mark Bowden becomes managing editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Due Hladky
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Census flap editorial urges timely return of forms
Editorial urges Americans to mail back census forms as Clinton campaigns for a quick count. It notes the long form questions, secrecy safeguards, and political criticism, while stressing the value of accurate data for funding and planning.
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Congress
Clinton
Reuters News Service
GOP
George W. Bush
Milwaukee
Internal Revenue Service
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Associated Press
Flag Amendment Debate and Senate Votes Recap
The piece critiques the flag desecration amendment and recounts the 1995 Senate vote failing to reach two thirds. It argues ousting senators over flag votes is unwarranted, citing Orrin Hatch and Robert Byrd while noting Grassley and Harkin supported the amendment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Senate
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Hatch
Sen
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
United States
Congress
Charles Grassley
Tom Harkin
Iowa
Lagoon odor dispute over proposed Waubeek dairy barn
A reader letters the Gazette criticizing a large dairy confinement barn planned near Waubeek. They cite a three acre waste lagoon, odor concerns, devalued adjacent properties, increased traffic, river drainage near a park and a church, and question corporate farming over individual dairies.
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Waubeek
Linn County
Futura Dairy
Michael Gregoricka
Iowa
Wapsipinicon
Duane Martin
Gregoricka
Mixed signals from Gov. Vilsack on children policy
Letter from Richard Allison of Washington Iowa questions Governor Vilsack's stance on child welfare and public spending. He challenges the apparent inconsistency between support for child related attractions and anti smoking program concerns, abortion waiting period veto, and past capital punishment views. He asks how children are valued and when life gains protection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Tilsack
Iowa
Richard Allison
Washington
Gazette letters welcome with 300 word limit
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 The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or via fax or email.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Control gaggle the gentle way
A Cedar Rapids reader recalls an Alaska experience with goose overpopulation. The method: locate nests and remove all eggs but one to prevent rapid flock growth, leaving one egg to deter immediate further laying, with help from community groups like the Boy Scouts.
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Alaska
Ellis Park
Anchorage
Boy Scouts
Bette Shimek
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Letter Policy on Accuracy and Publication
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers and offers equal opportunity for publication.
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Gazette
Linn County Trails Easement Sparks Homeowners’ Concern
A March letter argues Linn County’s blanket easement for the Linn County Trails Association on county road right of way risks taxpayers up to 80 000 yearly. Neighbors fear private access near homes devalues property and disrupts rural life, urging separation distances and owner compensation. Denise Leubka Springville endorses cautious trail expansion.
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Linn County
Linn County Trails Association
Iowa Realty
Skogman Realty
Linn
Lisbon Bypass Committee backs diamond interchange Option No 1
Patrick Reilly reports that the Lisbon Highway 30 Bypass Committee unanimously supported Option No 1 the east side diamond interchange. The Lisbon City Council followed March 1 endorsing the recommendation to avoid X-20 and build interchanges with Adams Avenue Standing Rock Road overpasses and no widening of South Washington Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Reilly
Lisbon
Citizens Committee
Adams Avenue
Standing Rock Road
Department of Transportation
Washington Street
Mount Vernon
DOT
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Mark Bowden
Gov. Vilsack
Denise Leubka
Springville
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