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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 2001
Page
4
The Gazette announces its leadership team, naming Mark Bowden as Executive Editor and Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages. It profiles board chairman Dave Storey, VP Scott Swenson, and circulation chief Peg Schmitz, among others, detailing their roles at Gazette Communications, Inc.
The Gazette argues Linn County supervisors should back regional efforts by funding the History Center with about $500,000 and the Cedar Rapids Kernels with $100,000 a year for four years. It cites Vision Iowa lessons, riverfront revitalization, and the need to include all residents in metro progress, urging action by Sept. 1.
Tom Walsh recalls Herbert Hoover as a baseball fan who enjoyed the Dodgers and even suggested four strikes. The essay traces Hoover's life, a 1930 game with Babe Ruth, a signed baseball passed to Pete Hoover and then Leslie, and notes the 1874 birth, 1933 presidency, and 90-year death.
Randy Haugen cites a week in which Republicans passed measures criminalizing embryo creation for stem cells, approved large tax cuts for oil companies, and altered patient protection into protecting HMOs. He argues special interests drive legislation and lamented the White House ATM metaphor.
A resident seeks 65000 from Cedar Rapids City Council for naming rights to his home proposing title Linn County Hysterical Request House. He cites mortgage relief and charity fund aims while criticizing county supervisors and taxpayer support for a local historical center and baseball fields.
Patt Morrison skewers U S cloning policy as Congress rushes a ban while a NAS conference debates ethics. He calls for repeal of the 2001 prohibition and proposes a subsidy scheme with a humorous tax deductible no clone fund. Morrison notes media and public figures cited in the debate.
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