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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 2000
Page
6
Ken Slaughter named Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Dale Larson serves as Vice President Newspaper and Magazine Publishing Jerry Elsen appointed Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden assumes role of Managing Editor in the new leadership lineup.
Mayor Lee Clancey called for broader participation in city affairs while noting Cedar Rapids avoided major crises last year. She praised the sewer project, flood plan, and Riverside skate park as signs of progress, urged constructive criticism, and urged residents to speak up.
Gov. George Ryan of Illinois imposed a moratorium on executions while a study reviews why death sentences are overturned more often than executions since 1977. The move comes after high profile exonerations like Rolando Cruz and Alejandro Hernandez, who were spared following DNA evidence.
William Hoekstra argues for an underground pedestrian link in Cedar Rapids linking the library, intercity and city bus terminals, APAC Building, and downtown workers. The plan saves view and money, uses 80 percent federal grants, and 20 percent local parkade funding with no extra property tax burden.
Reader questions Cedar Rapids city decision to install signals at Edgewood and 20th Avenue SW while Wiley and 20th Avenue SW, a busier four way, lacks signals and left turn arrows. He cites near accidents and urges action before further harm.
Coe College and the Cedar Rapids area mourn the passing of Dr David Thaler a long time resident and supporter. He served on the Thursday Forum steering committee endowed Holocaust Memorial Fund and Joseph Sinaiko Endowment Committee and funded scholarships at Coe and Kirkwood Colleges His work promoted understanding and prejudice reduction through lectures and education He was known as a caring generous advocate for dignity and human worth. James Phifer Laura Skandera Trombley Dick Meisterling Wendy Dunn James Y Canfield Professor of Psychology offer condolences from the college community.
The Gazette explains a 300 word limit for letters with required name address and daytime phone. Only the writer's name and hometown will be published while address and phone remain private. Submissions can be sent by post fax or email to Cedar Rapids Iowa office.
The piece critiques Christian political candidates like Bush Bauer Keyes Forbes and Buchanan for blending faith with campaigning. It argues for explicit religious positions and a public debate on church state separation, warning of broader minority impact and internal Christian divides.
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