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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2000
Page
6
Editorial notes how inline skating growth justifies paving more trails in Iowa. Paved routes attract skaters, wheelchair users, and stroller pushers, with safety gear and speed risks highlighted. Traffic hazards decline as more segments hard surface. Recreational trail development.
Iowa motorists mostly avoided the $2 per gallon surge seen in Wisconsin Illinois and Michigan. Politicians debated options like suspending the gas tax or giving $10 ethanol fuel coupons, but experts warn such moves could worsen finances more than they ease pump prices. The overall price decline surpassed the proposed relief, leaving Iowa’s gas prices below the stratospheric levels elsewhere.
The Gazette recounts Al Gore’s mid July telemarketing push to organize a televised town hall through Cedar Rapids stations. KGAN TV rejected the deal, the paper notes, citing concerns about incumbency power and audience fairness. The Gazette defended its coverage as objective and urged consistency with future requests.
The piece recounts Henry Wallace as a flawed figure tied to a 1936 antitrust ruling. It notes a 1935 mortgage loss on an inherited business, a $37,000 fine for monopolistic advertising contracts from 1928 to 1982, and claims of a farm paper group using joint contracts to freeze out rivals.
A Cedar Rapids resident voices frustration with city and county planning delays and costly projects. He cites Edgewood Road and Collins Road traffic, Highway 100 routing, pool revenue questions, bond wishes, and Bluestem park concerns. He questions staff accountability and urges lessons from the private sector to complete projects on or under budget.
Darlene Brainard of Marion writes from Cedar Rapids criticizing ongoing soccer activity near residences. She cites extended seasons, weekend games, weekday practices, and July camp as exceeding claimed 14 days. She recalls promises of field rotation and neighbor respite not fulfilled by city and county officials.
The Gazette announces a 300 word limit for letters to the editor. Contributors must include name street address and daytime phone number, with only name and hometown published. Mail to Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406, or fax 3985846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
Joel Snell of Cedar Rapids, a Kirkwood Community College sociology professor, explains using reality shows like Big Brother Survivor and ratings dynamics to illustrate how societies form, manipulate minds, and erode civility while contrasting them with fragile democratic ideals.
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