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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1997
Page
4
Due Hladley serves as President and Publisher with Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer Dale Larson as Vice President and General Manager Mark Bowden as Managing Editor.
The Fairfield break in at Noah's Ark shelter left 23 cats bludgeoned. 17 killed. An 18 year old defendant received 2,500 dollar fine and four year suspended sentence with three years in Youthful Offenders Program. Public outrage follows light sentencing and debate over animal cruelty felony laws.
The Gazette highlights Cedar Rapids and Iowa City corridor as welcoming to newcomers from across the United States. New residents describe the area as friendly, safe, and easier to navigate than other places, with recruiters targeting former Iowans to return.
The piece casts Ebenezer Scrooge as a modern libertarian congressional aide, criticizing welfare cuts and unemployment programs. It argues against living wages and social safety nets while mocking liberal policy moves and corporate profit priorities. Professor Ron Roberts, UNI Cedar Falls, notes the viewpoint.
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include full name, address, and daytime phone number. anonymity is not allowed. Limit is about 300 words for letters, one letter per writer every 30 days, with potential editing by editors.
Richard Martin Person family laments theft of a grave wreath placed December 15 at Linwood Cemetery. They express disappointment at such conduct and issue a holiday warning to the thief, urging respect for gravesites and community values in Cedar Rapids.
Joyce H. Stepanek of Marion argues in a Gazette letter that police acted to protect the public when a 16-year-old armed with a replica gun robbed a bank with $15,000. She questions the writer’s call for faster response and urges support for rapid-fire weapons to match armed suspects.
Blayne Jensen of Cedar Rapids argues against Marilyn Pleiness and others who seek to ban The Band from the Roosevelt Middle School library. He defends parental guidance while opposing censorship that would remove books deemed offensive or promoting negative behavior across the student body.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers letters. Corrections or contradictions by other readers may be published in equal measure.
Readers tackle a Christmas themed word game by removing letters and adjusting phrases. Each sentence shows specific letter edits, replacements, or removals to form corrected wording.
H Lenz of Sumner argues for rolling back Iowa hunting seasons to 1979 levels citing longer dove and other seasons. He warns deer numbers rise when more males are hunted and urges neutral policymakers to curb expanding kill and wound incentives and oppose dove hunting.
Amy Rudd from Cedar Rapids reports on a December 17 presentation at Beems Auditorium by IMPACT, a group of high school students from three metro districts. The event highlighted social legal and economic aspects of marijuana and featured a Q A session on easy access at Cedar Rapids schools.
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