Televise all council meetings and public comment
Gazette editors urge the incoming mayor Paul Pate and the new City Council to televise entire meetings and end turning off cameras for public comment. They argue time limits aid clarity, reduce grandstanding, and call for a real public access studio while addressing audience conduct and prepared questions.
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Paul Pate
Lee Clancey
Cedar Rapids Public Library
FCC
Gazette Letters Policy Statement
The Gazette states it does not vouch for readers letters accuracy or judge opinions. It invites corrections and contradictions for equal publication opportunity.
Red Cross outlines post Sept. 11 relief efforts and funding
In a guest column Cedar Rapids nurse Nancylee Siebenmann commends the Red Cross for rapid relief after Sept. 11, detailing 52866 workers 51128 volunteers 36000 receiving aid 194841 mental health contacts and 36 service sites. The piece notes 300 million Liberty Fund expenditure and future distribution plans and highlights blood safety investments and operational controls.
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Ince
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Liberty Fund
KPMG
U.S. Army
Sen
George Mitchell
Readers weigh bowl travel cuts amid budget squeeze
Jim Lenz of Iowa City notes The Gazette letters up to 300 words must include full name address and daytime phone. Letters may be edited and run with name and hometown. Address The Gazette Cedar Rapids box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Fox and email listed for submissions.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Fox
McLeod Board approves lucrative pay for COO Chris Davis
The Gazette reports COO Chris Davis will earn 400000 a year with a 50 percent target bonus and stock options up to 2.4 million plus a 5 million signing bonus for unvested options. She may receive 4.3 million for a Los Angeles home and relocation costs to Hilton Head with weekly air travel. Investors voice anger as stock sits at 38 cents and company posts multi billion losses with 1,600 layoffs. Davis is praised as a turnaround expert tied to Gulfstream Aerospace claims.
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McLeod Board of Directors
Chris Davis
Gazette
Davis
Los Angeles
McLeod
Hilton Head
McLeod's
Gulfstream Aerospace
Magazine Etiquette And The Curious Case Of Myself
A reader notes signage in a doctor’s waiting room. a critic jokes about not removing magazines. The piece discusses the reflexive use of myself, cites examples from ads and a foreign leader, and cites Webster’s guidance on correct usage and occasional nonreflexive uses.
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Webster's
Cedar Rapids School District urged to hire local attorney
Discussion suggests the Cedar Rapids school district should hire a Cedar Rapids law firm to handle open meetings and open records issues. An Iowa AG opinion may allow a director to review minutes without a court order, and past policy conflicts cost taxpayers $5,000.
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Cedar Rapids
Open Meetings
Lew EF
Cedar Rapids Board
Iowa
Erson
Des Moines
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