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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 2002
Page
4
Joe Hladky serves as Chairman and Publisher while Chuck Peters is President and COO Ken Slaughter holds the role of Executive Vice President and CFO.
Editorial condemns jokes about Alzheimer's during public radio coverage. It notes Michael Feldman and others should avoid humor at disabled or minority groups as millions suffer the disease. Stephen McConnell cites rising cases and urges decency and support for families.
The piece jokes that President Bush plans a “100 degree club” in Crawford Texas exercises to earn certificates and T shirts for running 3 miles in extreme heat. It notes his fitness, cites Dr Kenneth Cooper, and warns the high heat makes serious running risky.
Trudy Rubin argues that resuming U.N. weapons inspections would not curb Saddam Hussein and warns that a war or a dangerous future with nukes are the grim choices. She notes UNSCOM failures, Kamel defection, and argues the core issue is Saddam himself, not inspections.
The writer cites deadly football injuries in 2000 and argues for FBI registration and fingerprinting for buyers. They claim crime abatement where arms are regulated and compare gun training to preventing football violence, insisting footballs should be kept from youth.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number. 300 word limit per letter. one letter per writer every 30 days. Address The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email gazedit fyiowa com
Community members press for 24/7 animal control coverage funded by hotel motel tax asserting current 16 hour service and 10 staff fails to meet city needs. They cite budget disparities with the Cedar Rapids Visitors and Convention Bureau and recount a July 31 outage delaying response to an animal welfare call.
An LA Times editorial argues for keeping Cat in the Hat in the family library while noting modern fears of stranger danger. It contrasts the book’s playful chaos with recent kidnapper narratives and suggests that Seuss’s humor may still ease adult and child anxieties.
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