Local newspaper leadership roster lists top editors and publishers
Joe Hladky III serves as President. Ken Slaughter is President and Treasurer. Dale Larson as Vice President and Treasurer. John Robertson is General Manager. Jerry Elsen is Executive Editor. the Editorial Pages editor is fully named. Editorial Board Chairman is Dave Morris. Managing Editor position is noted.
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Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Jerry Elsen
Editorial Pages
Avenue of the Saints debated as Iowa route favored
Editorial notes two proposed paths for the Avenue of the Saints freeway linking St. Louis and St. Paul. Iowa would cost 371.2 million with 8 hours 53 minutes travel time and 6.6 million annual miles. Illinois would cost 1.17 billion and 10 hours. Iowa likely boosts traffic and economic benefits.
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Today
St. Louis
St. Paul, Minn
USA
Wilbur Smith Associates
Iowa
Illinois
St. Paul
Branstad Proposes Up to 30 Percent Increase in Hunting Licenses
Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says license fees for hunting and fishing could rise as much as 30 percent, noting the program has not increased since 1984. He argues the extra revenue funds programs for outdoor enthusiasts, who he says are willing to pay more, while critics question fairness across recreation. Outdoor lovers would face higher costs for trout stamps habitat stamps and various species licenses amid debate over funding for parks and trails.
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Terry Branstad
Split Screen Furor Over Bush News Conference
The piece argues networks resisted Bush requests to pre‑clear split screens during a White House news conference on December 21. It notes Dover coffin arrivals and Noriega’s Panama invasion as concurrent events, suggesting editorial judgment remains protected by the First Amendment despite presidential frustration.
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New York
Bush
Panama
White House
Dover Air Force Base
Manuel Noriega
George Bush
Pannama
U.S
Noriega
Lee Atwater
In My Coffeehouse View Noriega War Was Wrong
A narrator questions the Panama invasion, arguing it violated international law and harmed U.S. ideals. He criticizes President Bush, the toll on lives, and U.S. imperialism, urging diverse sectors to oppose what he calls "Tio Sam" foreign policy.
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America
Bush
Panama
Manuel Noriega
U.S
Noriega
Letters to the Gazette Argue for victims’ sensitivity and media fair play
Readers criticize a December article for giving credence to a convicted rapist and diminishing the victim’s account. They detail a violent home invasion with rape in the presence of a child, urge thorough reporting, and call for better journalistic judgment.
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Jacobson
Old Reader Seeks Gazette Delivery Complaints and Forgiveness
An elderly reader recalls childhood newspaper names and recalls past misdirected anger over missing Sunday papers. She reflects on wartime renamings, favorite comics Dennis the Menace Marmaduke and Blondie and apologizes for acting harshly toward The Gazette.
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Dennis the Menace
Marmaduke
Blondie
The
Gazette
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J.F. Hladky, Sr
Dale Larson
John Robertson
Dave Morris
Saints’ Road
Cedar Rapids
Tisa Tadawic
Wwes
Poppycock
Avenue OF the Saints
Des Banin
Bath
Kues
Branstad
New York Times Service
Lee
Atwater
Gallup
Tom Wicker
United Nations
Organization of American States
Nicaragua
Managua
Latin America
South
Guillermo Endara
Endara
CIA
State Department
Molsberry
of Tipton
First United Church of Christ
Peace Corps
Guatemala
the Gazette
Richard Jacobson
Binnie LeHew
Iowa Coalition Against Sexual Assault
Des Moines
Jim Hancock
Iowa Department of Corrections
Angler
William Bartosh
Belle Plaine
Ruth Diers
Jacolyn Dr
Fred Platz
Katzenjammer
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