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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 2001
Page
4
The piece surveys U S efforts to upgrade voting systems after the 2000 election and the slow federal funding process. It notes punch-card and lever machines, optical scan, and potential on-site Web voting while stressing the need for accurate vote recording amid delays.
East Welona honors 85 year old Madge Phillips for 18 years as Linn County Health Center executive director and decades of volunteer work. Rotary Cedar Rapids award calls her visionary and innovator for founding Witwer Senior Center St Luke's Child Protection Center and the Madge Phillips Center for Homeless Women and Children while serving on boards.
The Gazette invites public letters and guest columns with editing rights reserved and no return of material. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number with submission. anonymous letters are not accepted. Typical length limits are 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
Orlando Sentinel columnist Myriam Marquez argues George W. Bush embodies family values and flexibility by homeschooling his son while campaigning. She notes Bush’s preference for Crawford Texas and a press pattern that accepts his heartland, home-base approach despite Washington demands.
Michael New of the University of Iowa Foundation defends ethical handling of Donald Hackbarth's will while noting no explicit directives beyond sale proceeds and a 10 year ground hold. The letter cites an $180,000 sale for an 80 acre Franklin County parcel as illustration.
A History Center director defends the Linn County Board of Supervisors against an Aug 10 Gazette editorial. He credits the board with steady financial support that kept history programs alive and helped fund the new History Center on First Avenue.
The ANWR debate is labeled a symbol more than a threat, arguing the 1002 area amounts to a small 1.5 million acre portion of Alaska. A 1987 Interior study found wildlife impact minor, while oil potential could cut imports and lower prices. Alaskans largely back drilling, led by Sen. Murkowski, with residents profiting from oil. The piece cautions against exaggeration and calls for policy realism.
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