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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 2002
Page
4
The Gazette announces key editorial and executive appointments including Mark Bowden as editor and Doug Neumann as page editor. Editorial board chairman Dave Storey and advertising head Scott Swenson are noted alongside circulation and print operations leaders Peg Schmitz and Ken Slaughter.
An editorial urges urgent U.S. action as North Korea plans to restart a reactor that can produce weapons-grade plutonium. It warns of regional risk, calls for coordinated diplomacy with China Japan Russia South Korea and the U.S. and notes Iran’s secret nuclear activity while Iraq focus persists.
Thomas G. Ryan notes Linn County’s 2002 results show independents voting Democratic at higher rates than Republicans in governor and U S Senate races. Harkin and Vilsack led with margins above state totals, while no party registrants shaped turnout at 56.7 percent.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Include full name signature street address and daytime phone number. Anonymous submissions are not accepted. Letters up to 300 words, one per writer every 30 days. Column length about 650 words or fewer. Contact Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email editorial gazette communications com.
Letters argue the tax system is highly progressive and biased toward a few high earners. They note the top 5 percent paid over half the revenue, the top 50 percent paid 96 percent, and millions paid nothing or not at all in 1999 and 2000. They call for scrapping the code for a fairer system.
The piece argues modern heroes are praised for sex appeal over achievement. It contrasts Barbie’s glam image with historical icons like Marie Curie and Rosa Parks, claiming youth now emulate looks rather than accomplishments.
Community members argue over the fate of the Bever Park monkeys amid budget cuts in Cedar Rapids. Letters praise Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner for tough choices and urge exploring options like admission fees and park expansion rather than removing the animals.
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