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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2004
Page
4
The Gazette editorial urges Iowa legislators to visit private colleges amid Iowa Private College Week. Private institutions complement the public system, with higher costs but smaller classes and strong local retention. The Iowa Tuition Grant Program, need based up to 3600 annually, totals over 47 million dollars this year.
Tim O'Leary argues against tearing down Abu Ghraib, urging its preservation to remind future generations of human cruelty. He cites Tuol Sleng and Dachau as lessons and warns against political polarization as a surrender of national duty.
The writer defends Christie Vilsack as a devoted educator and Iowan while condemning Republican rhetoric and the Iraq War. He questions the Bush administration's rationale for war, notes his family’s wartime worries, and urges voting Bush out of office. He recalls visiting the Moving Wall at the Hoover Library and shares personal reflections on loss.
A reader urges The Gazette to highlight positive actions in Iraq and Afghanistan including girls attending school, rebuilt infrastructure, and improved health care, contrasting with sensational negative reporting and noting the clash with Islamic fundamentalist violence.
An editorial argues Cambodia needs closure by trying Khmer Rouge leaders for 1975 to 1979 atrocities. It urges immediate implementation of a UN backed war crimes tribunal, noting international support and potential Cambodian judges and funding from the United States and others.
Christie Vilsack, wife of Iowa Governor, faced Republican attacks after a decade-old column surfaced showing her pledge to back John Kerry. Republicans framed her as racist amid a media blitz during the Democratic convention, as she campaigned for Kerry.
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