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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 2002
Page
4
Joe Hladky serves as chairman and publisher while Chuck Peters is president and chief operating officer Ken Slaughter holds the roles of executive vice president and chief financial officer at Gazette Communications Inc.
The Iowa Environment columnist notes that the 2003 budget zeroed funding for closing 160 agricultural drainage wells that threaten groundwater with nitrates bacteria and herbicides. About 100000 remains for a Humboldt County agreement, while wells in Wright and nearby counties stay priority targets.
Esther Armstrong died at 99 after years of ill health, leaving a legacy of service at St Pauls United Methodist Church and in national and world Methodist missions. She credited her husband Robert as pilot while she was navigator on around the world trips and shared a belief in moral duty to others.
A reflective column contrasts free expression and religious belief across faiths. It cites Nigeria's religious riots sparked by a columnist remark and weighs how Islam and Christianity handle blasphemy and forgiveness while noting journalism's duty to avoid personal creeds.
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public matters. Submissions must include writer’s full name, signature, full street address and daytime phone number, though addresses are not published. No anonymous pieces. limit about 300 words. one letter per writer every 30 days.
Elaine Oujiri of Cedar Rapids questions RiverRun funding and Vision Iowa policy. She urges the city to prioritize senior centers on both sides of town and warns against expensive projects when seniors and veterans have sacrificed much. The letter cites Vision Iowa streams and calls for fiscal restraint amid state financial woes.
Letter criticizes The Gazette for not proposing solutions to budget woes and raises questions about NAFTA effects. The writer urges keeping good jobs local, questions newsroom reporting on working conditions abroad, and condemns slave labor practices while demanding concrete action from the paper.
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