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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 17, 1995

Page

4

Names of Key Editorial Leadership Identified

Ken Slaughter serves as Vice President and Bowden is listed as Treasurer while Mark Bowden is identified as Managing Editor in the organization’s leadership notes.

Ken Slaughter Mark Bowden

New Cedar Rapids Police Station Draws Bold Architectural Praise

A 63000 square foot triangular designed station with no load bearing walls and flexible office spaces is praised as a bold civic statement. Total project cost tops 14 million including land, equipment and helicopter facilities. Rebanks Associates and Novak Design Group credited for the schematic design.

First Street Seventh Avenue Cedar River Rebanks Associates Inc Toronto Novak Design Group Cedar Rapids

Reed's abortion stance tests 1996 Republican unity

Ralph Reed of the Christian Coalition signals clash over abortion during the 1996 campaign. He praised Gramm as a potential booster after Quayle withdrew, then warned religious conservatives require anti abortion positions. His 1993 writings urged broadening issues beyond abortion to taxes crime and health care.

Ralph Reed Christian Coalition Dan Quayle Reed Phil Gramm Texas Gramm Quayle Washington, D.C Pete Wilson California Christine Todd Whitman New Jersey William Weld Massachusetts Policy Review Wall Street Journal Pat Buchanan

Stop Stenholm budget plan from raising taxes

Coralville historian David B. Levenstam argues against the Stenholm version of the balanced budget amendment, saying it could weaken tax limits and enable greater government spending. He urges readers to contact their senators to vote no and cites past tax increases and spending growth as reasons to cut spending instead.

David B. Levenstam U.S. Senate America Congress Charles Stenholm Texas Stenholm House Senate Washington State U.S Tom Foley Foley Clinton

Letters to the Gazette Your Turn request for letters

The Gazette invites reader letters up to 300 words. Include name and hometown with the mailing address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Provide daytime phone number. only name and hometown will appear. Fax and email contacts are listed for submissions.

Cedar Rapids

Iowa dairy queen franchisee calls for franchise law reform

A Cedar Rapids multi generation Dairy Queen operator urges Iowa lawmakers to pass compromise legislation revoking the 1992 franchise law. She notes long family involvement since 1947 and says retroactive provisions are unconstitutional, arguing for fairer franchising to allow future growth.

Cedar Rapids Iowa House Senate Dairy Queen Herringtons Dorothy Herrington Illinois U.S. Supreme Court

Why not brand deadbeat dads as criminals

The writer questions labeling deadbeat dads as criminals arguing many do try to support children while some evade work or evade wage garnishment. They urge Iowa officials to improve collections and consider mandated work programs to ensure paying child support.

AFDC Iowa

Letter to the Gazette Questions Child Care Survey

Cedar Rapids readers Lowell and Connie Rutz criticize a Washington Post based survey on child care, arguing the four state sample and 400 centers are not representative. They say Iowa’s strict licensing negates broad claims of mediocre nationwide care and urge front page focus on factual local context.

Washington Post The Gazette Iowa Midwest Lowell Connie Rutz Cedar Rapids

Apostrophes in plural and possessive forms irk readers

A essay notes widespread misuse of apostrophes to form plurals and possessives of names like Clay and Crews. Examples show errors in phrases such as the Clay's and the Charles', criticizing reader confusion and urging standard forms.

Robert Barber

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