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Joe Hladley serves as President and Publisher. Chuck Peters is Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Ken Slaughter holds the Vice President and Chief Financial Officer role. Dale Larson is Vice President of Newspaper and Magazine Publishing. Jerry Elsen chairs Editorial Pages. Mark Bowden is Managing Editor.
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Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
The Big Bad Wolf Mock Trial at Cedar Rapids School
Editorial notes imagine a mock trial where a wolf defends against the Three Little Pigs tale. Students at Johnson School for the Arts host the Linn County Law Club event with photos from Miranda Meyer in Gazette. The piece jokes about labeling the wolf misunderstood and friendly.
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Wolf
Miranda Meyer
Johnson School For the Arts
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Law Club
B.B. Wolf
Opus Cartoonus
Big Bad Wolf
Big Bad
State salary roster reveals a scandal at top pay
The top 25 state payrolls show five from university athletics including four coaches and one athletic director. The rest include department heads and physicians researchers at UI Hospitals and Clinics. Critics warn of a talent drain to better paid posts in other states while some call for doctors to add coaching to match big paydays.
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University of Iowa
Columbus
Ohio
Iowa State University
No. 2
H.S. Bissinger
Permian High School Panthers
Odessa
Texas
Addison-Wesley
Natural childbirth in hospitals spurs calls for doulas and licensed midwives
Cedar Rapids doula Tammi Lei Jones argues for hospital based doula programs to pair old and new birth support. She cites DONA certification and studies from multiple countries showing reduced caesareans, shorter labors, less pain medication, and better newborn outcomes.
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S. Stephen M. Sladek
Iowa
Melody Weig
Iowa City
DONA
North America
Canada
Guatemala
Ireland
South Africa
United States
Sladek
St. Luke’s Birth Care Center
Mercy
Tammi Lei Jones
Cedar Rapids
International Childbirth Education Association
St. Luke’s Hospital
Linn County
P.C
Roe anniversary echoes pledge to choice and freedom
Barbara Buchanan of the Cedar Rapids Clinic for Women marks the 27th anniversary of Roe v. Wade to reflect on decades of reproductive freedom and the ongoing struggle. She emphasizes safe legal abortion, planning families, and access to information as core rights for all women.
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Supreme Court
Cedar Rapids Clinic For Women
Barbara Buchanan
Abortion Debate Sparks Letter Critique and Moral Reckoning
Swisher resident Glenn E. Chatfield argues against abortion, condemning it as murder and contrasting it with calls for self-righteousness in a published letter. He cites Charley Reese and advocates fetal life begins at conception, urging society to oppose abortion across the nation.
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Charley Reese
Glenn E. Chatfield
Swisher
The Gazette Letters Policy and Contact Details
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited and not returned. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone. anonymous letters are not accepted. 300 word limit per writer per 30 days. Address box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406. Fax 319 398 5846. Email gazedit fyiowa.com
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Support for Steve Forbes as a reform candidate
A supporter touts Steve Forbes as a non politician who would fix government finance with tax cuts, restraint on social programs, and phased Social Security reform. The plea argues against socialized medicine, criticizes the NEA, and urges backing Forbes at the caucus on 24.
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Steve Forbes
Clinton
U.S
NEA
Gore speaks at Coe College on January twelve
Supporters praised Vice President Al Gore for his experience and readiness to lead. They cited his familiarity with issues and players, his stance on campaign finance reform, and his approachable, patient demeanor after the Coe College appearance.
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al Gore
Coe College
Gore
Coe
Gore campaign hits Iowa floods and political costs
The piece questions Al Gore and Senator Tom Harkin for focusing on the 1993 Iowa floods during Gore's vice presidential bid. It argues Gore's Iowa visit drew security and local costs funded by towns, with critics noting perceived political leverage and past negative campaigns.
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Tom Harkin
al Gore
Iowa
Gore
Mike Dukakis
Willie Horton
Dukakis
George Bush
Air Force II
Washington, D.C
Harkin
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