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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 2000
Page
5
A reader defends Cedar Rapids City Council as listening to citizens and working as a cohesive team. They recount attending a playground hearing, noting questions for clarification and timely mayoral action. The writer commends former Safety Commissioner Nancy Evans for uniting departments and improving city operations.
A city council meeting highlighted division with Finance Commissioner Lyle Hanson voting against the downtown tunnel. A past council largely supported the project, while critics accuse leaders of favoritism and taxpayer neglect, referencing the Veterans Memorial Eternal Flame and past decisions.
The piece describes Grandmas for Bush mobilizing 300 grandmas across Iowa New Hampshire and Washington for George Bush 2001 inauguration plans. It notes 99 Iowa grandmas from each county and 10 New Hampshire grandmas per county plus 100 D C area grandmas and aims to involve 50 states in a nationwide outreach.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for the accuracy of readers’ letters nor judge the opinions expressed. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers with equal opportunity for publication.
A reader discusses envelops as gummed mail covers and airship skins, then notes grammar fixes in phrases about tremendous defensive plays and subject verb agreement. The piece also contrasts Judgement and Judgment usage and clarifies Nielsen versus NBC in a headline.
The Gazette features Mike Deupree on page 2A three times weekly. His column, described as one Lowan's perspective on the world and how it does or doesn't work, reflects local flavor and everyday viewpoints.
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