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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 2002
Page
4
The Gazette editorial urges Iowa lawmakers to drop wasteful measures such as official English and classroom flags, arguing these laws do not create jobs or improve life. It calls legislators to educate voters and focus on priority issues, letting local boards handle certain concerns.
A columnist notes excessive repetition and tautology in writing and speech. Examples cite redundant phrases and punctuation errors such as weight and material repetitions, miscaptioned images, and overlong sentences. The piece advocates trimming wordiness to improve clarity and tone.
The piece contrasts leaders like George W. Bush Ariel Sharon and Yasser Arafat as hedgehogs focused on one big goal versus Tolstoy Berlin Tolstoy as foxes who know many things. It argues effective leaders mix hedgehog resolve with foxlike pragmatism to broker peace in the Middle East.
A reader questions Governor Vilsack seeking negotiations while lawmakers are recalled at $30,000 daily. The letter contrasts this with a 2001 Iowa City budget hearing claiming no funds for free health care clinics and asks how many children the clinics could serve with that amount.
Cedar Rapids residents urge Vision Iowa to reconsider a proposed dump site near Mattsell Park Natural Area in Linn County. They warn the location disrupts a Nationally known Grant Wood landscape and risks water, wildlife, and downstream communities along the Wapsipinicon River.
The author argues that children suffer from a culture war surrounding the Catholic Church sexual abuse crisis and the Boy Scouts of America policy rejecting homosexual leaders. They claim media bias, call out the term homosexual pedophiles, and urge protecting children with laws and background checks while resisting forced inclusion in private organizations.
The Gazette accepts letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown appear in print. One letter per writer every 30 days. Mailing address box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Fax 319 398 5846. Email gazedit fyiowa com.
The March 29 LA Times piece on Monticello’s response to the priest scandal cites Msgr. Tobin blaming Vatican II and 1960s liberalism for steering church leaders toward therapy over conservative theology. The reader questions accuracy, context, and how Vatican II could influence treatment choices versus doctrinal approaches.
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