Gazette leadership and editorial team details
The Gazette lists its key officers and executives including Editor Mark Bowden, Opinion Page Editor Doug Neumann, Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey, Advertising Vice President Scott Swenson, Circulation Director Peg Schmitz, and Print Operations VP. It also names Gazette Communications, Inc. leadership Joe Hladky Chairman, Chuck Peters President and COO, and Ken Slaughter EVP and CFO.
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Peg Schmitz
Former presidents urged to heed McCain advice
McCain called Clinton and Carter’s foreign policy criticisms unhelpful and warned former presidents should avoid speaking on national security matters. He argued their remarks risk damage and stressed sitting presidents alone hold authoritative policy stance. Carter and Clinton faced scrutiny for crossing an unwritten norm.
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Editorial warns Congress on organic label loophole
The Seattle Times editorial urges Congress to remove a rider weakening federal organic standards by allowing mixed conventional and organic feed while labeling meat organic. It warns consumers would lose trust and Washington state’s $200 million organic industry could suffer if the provision remains.
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Bush signs McCain-Feingold campaign reform quietly
The article argues Bush acted pragmatically in signing McCain-Feingold despite opposition and notes the bill bans soft money while expanding hard money, boosting Republican fundraising and complicating Democratic strategies. It questions money’s decisive role and cites Supreme Court possibilities to strike down or reshape the law.
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Call to topple tyranny over Saddam Hussein now
A concise rally arguing decisive action against Saddam Hussein to prevent a repeat of past tyrannies. The speaker invokes Europe’s history with Nazi Germany and Soviet expansion to urge prompt united action and warn against appeasement and delay.
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Play's Nudity Spurs Letter on Cornell College Production
A February letter criticizing Cornell College's production of Hair shows more about the writer’s twisted view of humanity than any supposed disgusting situation. The writer equates nudity with moral revulsion while comparing biblical nakedness to modern theater.
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Funding war drains budgets and harms the hungry
The piece argues that ongoing war expenses burden state and federal programs, citing Eisenhower's 1953 warning that every weapon built steals from those in need. It questions the affordability of more war as veterans costs, hospitals, pensions, and foreign deployments strain public finances.
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The Gazette Seeks Public Letters With Details
The Gazette invites letters for publication on the opinion page and notes most meet guidelines if addressing public matters. Letters must include writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number and be up to 300 words. Address Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email editorial gazette communications com with full identifying details.
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Creativity as Peaceful Leadership Against War Fever
The author argues that creativity can spare us war horror and urges leadership through love and inventive problem solving rather than destruction. They caution that disciplined containment is cheaper, while escalating conflict risks mass destruction and moral bankruptcy. The piece invites readers to question feverish war urges.
Where are Al's female researchers questioned in Gazette note
The front page piece lauded University of Iowa researchers for earning multimillions in funding, but a reader asks where the women are among these researchers and benefits. The letter praises the recognition while urging more inclusion in the spotlight.
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Readers Letters Policy Statement
The Gazette states it does not vouch for reader information or judge opinions in letters. Corrections and contradictions may be published as other readers deem desirable, providing equal opportunity for publication.
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