Gazette Communications Leadership Team
Joe Aladky chairs as publisher and chairman while Chuck Peters serves as president and chief operating officer. Ken Slaughter holds the role of executive vice president and chief financial officer. The notice outlines executive leadership positions within Gazette Communications, Inc. and identifies the principal officers.
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the Gazette
Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Why start school in the heat with Iowa calendars
Editorial argues against starting the school year in hot weather and for local control over calendars. It notes August heat, sporadic June or May openings, and compares Wisconsin’s Sept 1 rule, suggesting year round options while resisting state mandates. It urges stopping the heated August start.
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Iowa
Wisconsin
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Grammar guide on set and sit usage in reading
The note, by Sally Taylor, discusses set and sit rules with examples and exceptions. It references Berry on transitive versus intransitive usage and notes phrases like the sun sets and a hen sets while noting an uncommon object use with sits a horse well.
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Sally Taylor
Stanwood
Cedar Rapids
Sally
Thomas Elliott Berry
Berry
Laura Bush as a reformer beyond the dutiful first lady
Robin Gerber argues Laura Bush channels Eleanor Roosevelt, using the White House as a bully pulpit. She highlights Bush's early education, Troops to Teachers funding push, and influence on policy, noting her behind the scenes roles and public advocacy.
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Robin Gerberould
Laura Bush
Eleanor Roosevelt
Herman
Betty Crocker
Hillary Clinton
West Wing
Washington
Bill Clinton
Roosevelt
Office of Civilian Defense
White House
NBC
Supreme Court
CNN
Larry King
Houston
George
Fort Jackson
S.C
Rod Paige
Education Department
Bush
Franklin
Jim Lehrer
Lehrer
Robin Gerber
The
Academy of Leadership
University of Maryland
Newsday
Refund pledge unlikely to win votes in 2004 race
The piece argues a $600 tax refund per adult, $600 for married couples, may not secure victory for a first term president in 2004. It notes the amount is insufficient for wealth, covering only a car payment, groceries, gas, or Nike purchases, and explores ideas like using funds for Christmas gifts or bonds.
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U.S
George W
Social Security Beyond Retirement Benefits
The piece argues Social Security is a broad social insurance system, not just retirement income. It notes five of eight recipients are retired workers, with nearly 40 percent being spouses and children of workers or disabled individuals, and stresses privatization would affect life and disability benefits relied on by almost 20 million Americans.
Gazette Letters Policy Recap
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown appear in print. Submit to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by Fax or E mail.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Bush endorses 5.5 billion emergency farm bailout
Editorial argues the 5.5 billion aid package for farmers is wasteful spending that bypasses deficit concerns. It notes Bush signed the measure praising its necessity for ranchers while critiquing the broader implications for taxpayers, global trade, and foreign policy.
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Washington Post
Congress
Bush
U.S
Pentagon
Latin America
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