Editorials Question Death Penalty Debate In Iowa
The Gazette argues reversing the death penalty is not worth legislative time as Iowa faces budget pressures. It notes terrorists would face federal or military courts, and urges sentencing reform to cut prison costs while addressing nonviolent drug offenses.
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Iowa
Gene Maddox
Clive
Chuck Larson Jr
Cedar Rapids
Tom Fiegen
Clarence
Maddox
the Gazette
Tom Vilsack
Department of Corrections
Gazette letter guidelines for submissions to The Gazette
The Gazette outlines a 300 word limit for letters and requires name, street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown print. One letter per writer per 30 days. No anonymous submissions. Include full contact details and avoid online handles.
Death of Captain Waskow remembered by Ernie Pyle in Italy
War correspondent Ernie Pyle recounts the death of Capt. Henry T. Waskow of Belton Texas and five other soldiers in a moonlit Italian road scene. The piece highlights the bond between officers and men and the somber duties of handling fallen comrades on the frontline.
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Ernie Pyle
IeShima
Waskow
Scripps Howard Foundation
Henry T. Waskow
Belton
Texas
States
Italy
Capt. Waskow
Change store design not deposit law
The Gazette warns against changing the bottle deposit law and argues the 23 year old program benefits the environment. It notes stores like Econofoods and Wal-Mart divert returns to vestibules and urges a 10 cent deposit and outside return areas while requiring legislative mandate for outside return spaces.
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the Gazette
Econofoods
Wal-Mart
Puppy Mills Cruelty Warns Against Buying Puppies
A public awareness note outlines the cruelty of puppy mills where dogs are bred in cramped, dirty conditions for profit. It urges adoption from humane shelters and provides resources such as petfinder.org and inshelters.org, warning that each purchase sustains euthanasia of unwanted puppies.
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Petfinder.org
Inshelters.org
Debate Over Marshall Spelling and a Bush Putin Photo Mixup
The piece weighs dictionary spellings for marshal with one or two rs and cites Hugo Kann and David L. Rodgers, noting Webster’s usage variants. It also flags a miscaptioned photo showing George W. Bush with Vladimir Putin, attributed to an Associated Press spread.
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Marshall
Hugo Kann
Marion
Merriam Websters
Marshal
Hugo
Merriam Webster
Great Britain
Clinton
Vladimir Putin
Crawford
Texas
U.S
Bill Clinton
George W. Bush
Adoption as responsible path over abortion, plea by Katie Jo Wood
A personal argument favors adoption over abortion, urging responsibility and accountability. The writer asserts abortion undermines responsibility and promotes adoption as the life-affirming option for future generations.
Terrorist death penalty debate referenced in Iowa policy discussion
A reader questions whether a death penalty for terrorist attacks in Iowa would deter individuals in personal crisis. The note argues the idea lacks logic or practical deterrence.
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Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
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Gazette
Captain Washow
Scripps Howara Newspapers
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Bush
David L. Rodgers
United States
Russia
Associated Press
Cari Kane
Katie Jo Wood
Oxford
Viana Kae Ratten
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