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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1998
Page
4
Joe Hladky serves as President and Publisher with Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer Dale Larson as Vice President and General Manager Mark Bowden as Managing Editor in the new organizational slate.
Editorial notes the president faces a distracted nation as he delivers the State of the Union. It cites Medicare expansion to under 65, IRA payroll deductions, a patient bill of rights and small business tax credits, while observers warn of a cloud over Congress and public attention split from the speech.
The Gazette notes tensions in Cedar Rapids Fire Department as Fire Chief Brad Gorman seeks to improve unit morale and public relations amid labor management strife. The piece cites 24 hour shifts, union structure questions, and shifts in firefighting roles, highlighting calls for reform while aiming to reach efficiency goals.
A Los Angeles Times column argues that Wag the Dog humor contrasts with real press focus on justice and scandal. It notes the Internet's rapid integration into journalism, praising Drudge’s influence and predicting 24 hour news cycles and reinvigorated reporting driven by new deadlines.
Fred Anteezak of Cedar Rapids argues that Kenneth Starr has pressed for partisan advantage in the Clinton inquiry. He contends Starr manipulated evidence and questions the ethics of the probe, urging accountability for either side if charges fail or succeed.
A reader blasts the press for dwelling on sex scandals involving President Clinton and urges focus on other national issues and children’s problems. The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes letter guidelines and limits, asking for signed submissions with full contact details.
A Gazette letter writer, Robert O. Ferguson, claims women seeking equality lack ambition and offers a bumper sticker style rebuttal to the push for equal rights. The exchange highlights ongoing gender role debates in local politics.
Lisa M. Sweeney of Tipton Iowa questions front page trauma photos from a January crash that killed Paul J. Sweeney. She urges editors stations to use distant shots and avoid identifiable images until relatives are notified to spare families further distress.
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