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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1996
Page
4
Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer and Mark Bowden as Managing Editor lead the organization in a push to strengthen editorial output and financial oversight. Their roles emphasize governance, budgeting, and strategic direction for the publication.
Editorials note public school leaders dispute Good Friday as a day off in 1997 1998 in Cedar Rapids. Superintendent Lew Finch cites a metro calendar effort while Marion’s William Jacobson defends church ties and Wednesday night worship as influencing attendance and policy amid neutrality pressures.
Iowa local government veteran Jean Oxley ends 24 years as Linn County supervisor amid broad praise. The Democrat guided budgets for youth facilities and aged care with noted frugality and fairness, including stance on a new juvenile detention center and other public needs.
Jim Hulbert recalls Del Horsley a retired farmer and weekly Gazette deliverer who mentored troubled youths guiding them on in state and out of state expeditions. Hulbert credits Horsley with shaping a boyhood of outdoor activity and fellowship inspiring resilience thirty years after his death.
K M Dutch Thompson of Mount Vernon criticizes COLAs as inflationary, argues they rely on CPI changes, and urges ending COLAs to curb entitlements and raises for agencies, teachers, and unions.
An opinion argues society bears responsibility for teen’s alleged murder of a newborn and compares it to late term abortion. It questions legality versus morality, urging reflection on cultural attitudes toward human life and the handling of unwanted infants.
The note warns against rising authoritarian measures and harsher punishments under Governor Branstad. It argues such steps risk drawing Iowa toward fascism, citing broader prison expansions and capital punishment while urging vigilance to avoid populist hatreds.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in reader letters. It allows equal opportunity for published corrections or contradictions from other readers.
Jim Larew leads the Iowa City Area Science Center which offers free educational programs since 1992. The current exhibit Balancing Acts explores environment topics with hands on activities like solar powered model cars and global food production, at Old Capitol Mall before year end.
The writer argues parents should control their children's care with a voice in issues, criticizing state agencies and boards in Des Moines for overreach. The author, Rick Stewart of Cedar Rapids, urges government to step back unless parents prove incompetence.
Craig Bairdin of Cedar Rapids questions why work-study college students should teach eight year olds to read, challenging NEA claims about home and classroom education and accusing the union of conflicting positions. He implies college graduates may struggle with reading too.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited. none can be returned. Include full name signature address and daytime phone number. 300 word limit per letter, one letter per writer per day. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406, Fax 319 398 5846, email gazette fylowa.infi.net.
Reader argues Gazette should rename David Lynch from Washington reporter to columnist to reflect opinion nature. Dec 22 column ends with political stance about voters returning Republicans to control the House. Writer urges clearer byline to avoid confusion on page one.
A reader from Hiawatha complains that after a heavy snowfall Cedar Rapids plowed its streets while Hiawatha has not touched local roads by 10 a.m. She questions how the city can annex residents when it cannot service current taxpayers.
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