Gazette Communications leadership and executives listed
Mark Bowden, executive editor, Jerry Elsen editor of editorial pages and board chairman Dave Storey, Scott Swenson advertising VP, Peg Schmitz circulation director, GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS INC, Joe Hladky chairman and publisher, Chuck Peters president and COO Ken Slaughter EVP and CFO named as top company officers.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Iowa should create a $10 million Cultural Trust
The Gazette endorses a plan proposed by Anita Walker to establish a $10 million Iowa Cultural Trust funded by $1 million annually for ten years. The trust would leverage local gifts to trigger further funding, support operating costs, and fund statewide arts outreach to attract visitors and business.
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Anita Walker
Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs
Iowa Cultural Trust
Walker
Iowa
Robertson’s incitement shocks readers and critics say
The Washington Post editorial condemns Pat Robertson for claiming Islam is violent and Muslims are terrorists. It urges restraint by leaders while noting ongoing Muslim safety concerns and the broader wartime stance that the nation is not at war with Islam.
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Bush
Robertson
School choice helps students who need it most, not skimming
Jennifer Garrett argues against the skimming critique of vouchers, citing research from Wisconsin and multiple studies showing that school-choice programs benefit low income and minority students and spur improvements in public schools. She notes voucher use by tens of thousands and policy support from officials, highlighting private and Catholic school effectiveness.
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Supreme Court
The
New York Times
Richard Rothstein
Milwaukee
John Witte
Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
Kaleem Caire
Howard Fuller
Black Alliance For Education Options
Rothstein
Cleveland
Manhattan Institute
Florida
Harvard University
Paul Peterson
New York City
Dayton
Ohio
District of Columbia
Joseph Viteritti
New York University
Jennifer Garrett
Heritage Foundation
Heritage. Org
States
Budget Cuts Push Iowa Schools Toward TV Education
A speaker urges using television and cable networks to cut school costs in Iowa. He cites home learning via cable and the Internet, suggests local home-grown programs, and argues for remote crafts and physical education to keep students connected.
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Iowa
The Gazette Letters Policy Outline
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns, with most letters addressing public business and subject to editorial editing. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. Limts: 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days. column length about 650 words or fewer. Mail to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. fax 319 398-5846. email gazedit fyiowa.com with full name, address and phone.
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the Gazette
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Iowa
Iowa cash reserve fund queried over shortfall
The piece asserts Iowa's cash reserve fund holds only 171 million dollars of a 440 million target as of February 18. It warns that tapping the reserve by Gov. Tom Vilsack would delay on time bill payments to schools and agencies, urging readers to contact House Speaker Brent Siegrist and Rep. Chuck Larson for clarity and criticizing columnist Mike Deupree and ISEA ads.
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Iowa
Vision
Brent Siegrist
Chuck Larson
Cedar Rapids
Statehouse
Mike Deupree
Dangers on I-80 West Branch Interchange Spark Driver Concerns
A reader cites repeated crashes on the brief West Branch I-80 segment. They describe a downhill grade after the West Branch interchange, dim ramp lighting, hidden on ramps, and a dangerous cross over near an old railroad track, with calls for safety action.
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Khak
West Branch
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