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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1999
Page
6
Dale Larson becomes President and General Manager as J So Editorial Pages and ad wah ge an Mark Bowden are named Managing Editor and Editorial pages chief.
The Gazette credits lasting recovery from 1980s recession to a coalition of local leaders, Priority One, Kirkwood Community College, and regional cooperation. Unemployment fell from 9.7 percent in 1982 to under 2 percent, with 15,000 more jobs and ongoing demand for workers through training and retraining.
The piece laments low turnout in the 1998 midterm elections, noting only 36.06 percent of registered voters cast ballots and that participation was the lowest since 1942. It argues elected officials represent a minority and urges accountability among American voters.
Myriam Marquez discusses polls showing interest in a female president, noting Elizabeth Dole and other women as top contenders. She weighs challenges from party primaries and conservative expectations, comparing past leaders and highlighting candidates like Hillary Clinton, Dianne Feinstein, Claudia Kennedy, Christine Todd Whitman, Ann Fudge, and Mae Jamison.
Maureen Kern of Cedar Rapids denounces Rev. Jerry Falwell for calling a Teletubbies character gay. She argues the minister overreaches and harms children by mischaracterizing harmless, playful TV.
Cedar Rapids artists from Cedar Rapids Linn-Mar and Mount Vernon schools joined 196 young musicians on the Paramount stage February 6. Lori McDermott led Franklin and Roosevelt middle schools, Dale Kempter conducted the seventh and eighth grade combined orchestra, praising local teachers and parents and praising music’s value for youths across Eastern Iowa.
Mark Garvey of Cedar Rapids argues in a letter that keeping kids supervised at home reduces drug and risk behaviors. He advocates stay-at-home parents over flashy expenses, notes schools cannot teach morality, and suggests faith as a possible remedy while acknowledging impracticalities for some families.
Donald Doe, director of the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, resigns prompting the Art In Public Places Board to publicly thank and commend him for outstanding contributions to the Cedar Rapids art community. Brad Lang, president, board of directors.
The Gazette outlines a 300 word limit for letters and requires name street address and daytime phone number, with only name and hometown published. It provides the Cedar Rapids mailing address, box number, a fax number and an email for submissions.
A Chicago Tribune discussion on all-time hyphen usage contrasts with a Ft. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel obituary on Sadie Delany. The piece notes Dorris Hart’s critique of a McGwire 70th home run ball sale price cited as 3.05 million dollars versus 3,005,000, and suggests careful number noun alignment in headlines.
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