Gazette Staff and Leadership Directory
The Gazette lists key personnel including Mark Bowden as Editor Doug Neumann as Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President Advertising Scott Swenson as Circulation Director Peg Schmitz as Vice President Print Operations Joe Hladky as Chairman and Publisher Chuck Peters as President and COO Ken Slaughter as Executive Vice President and CFO.
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Mark Bowden
Doug Neumann
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Tax-free Internet sales unfair to local merchants
Iowa faces a $80 million yearly loss by not taxing online purchases while brick and mortar stores pay sales tax. editors argue for a unified, voluntary system where e tailers collect taxes in exchange for simplified rules and single state audits. This would curb online shopping bias, align with 45 states, and close the loophole without new taxes.
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Amazon.com
Iowa
District of Columbia
Tom Vilsack
the Gazette
Keep Germs at Home Common Sense Flu Advice
Public health guidance urges stay home when sick and practice hygiene to stop flu spread. National estimates show 20 to 26 percent of Americans catch flu each season with children more at risk. local schools report illness and increased sanitization and hand washing efforts.
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National
Istitute of
Lisbon
Four Ways to Read Al Sharpton’s Presidential Candidacy
This opinion piece outlines four frames for Rev. Al Sharpton as a presidential contender. It argues parties pick candidates, analyzes black vote dynamics and primaries, suggests Republicans may hope for Sharpton to split white and black Democratic support, and treats the race as entertaining political theater.
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Al __ Sharpiton
Pat Robertson
Alan Keyes
al Sharpton
Rev. Sharpton
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson Davis
al Gore
Joseph Lieberman
John Kerry
John Edwards
Howard Dean
Gore
Washington Post
Sharpton
National Party
New York City
America
Republican Party
Colin Powell
John ©. Calhoun
Rev Sharpton
Bush on University of Michigan admissions policy critique
The speaker argues that Michigan uses a point system rather than quotas and criticizes President Bush for singling out non white applicants. They claim Bush's stance is erroneous inconsistent and elitist while noting affirmative action aims to reduce racism.
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Bush
University of Michigan
Michigan
Yale
Kelley Putman Town
Hunting as natural right and humane tradition debate
A reader argues hunting is natural and humane, outstripping store-bought meat methods. They contend overpopulation, safety, and child involvement with 4H, gun safety, and personal responsibility, countering claims linking hunting to violence. They criticize liberal propaganda and Clinton-era secrecy on studies.
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National Safety Council
Clinton
Dems in Marion reflect on party agenda critique
The piece argues against Democratic policy goals, warning that liberal aims like a utopian Great Society foster dependence and urging self reliance. It portrays Democratic Marion candidates as critics of incumbents protecting national interests, urging readers to scrutinize the article’s framing and root issues.
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White House
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Marion
The Gazette Seeks Letters and Guest Columns Guidelines
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns while noting that not all submissions will be printed. Public business topics are preferred, with editing rights reserved and no return of material. Writers must include full name address and daytime phone number, with 300 word limit, one letter per writer every 30 days.
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