Gazette announces executive leadership lineup
The Gazette lists top editors and officers including Mark Bowden as Executive Editor, Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman, and Dave Storey as Vice President of Editorial. Other leaders named are Scott Swenson, Peg Schmitz, Joe Hladky, Chuck Peters, and Ken Slaughter.
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Bush proposes five year rule to restore immigrant food stamps
The editorial urges reversing the 1996 welfare reform by allowing legal immigrants five years in the U S to qualify for food stamps, replacing the 10 year work requirement. It argues the plan would aid 363,000 immigrants and help farmers and hungry families, while highlighting political hurdles and motives.
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Cover-up in the hall of justice in Washington
The Wall Street Journal reports the U S Justice Department spent eight thousand dollars on curtains to cover two seminude aluminum Art Deco statues in the Great Hall of its building. The move followed embarrassment for Attorney General John Ashcroft photographed before one statue. The cost drew taxpayer criticism and framed as a fleece of public funds.
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Educational reform and the six questions for school success
Educators must confront challenges as effective people drive better school performance. Professor L A Van Dyke argues principals and strong teachers can overcome weak curriculums and limited resources, aided by six performance questions. William C. Jacobson, superintendent of the Marion ISD, frames goals, plans, and accountability grounded in student achievement and annual progress reporting.
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The Gazette Seeks Letters and Guest Columns
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Writers must include full name signature and daytime phone number, with addresses not published. Limit around 650 words. no anonymous letters. one letter per writer every 30 days. Mail Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Leach labeled a Republican maverick by Gazette debate
A reader disputes a Gazette front page piece calling Jim Leach a GOP maverick arguing his 73 percent alignment with party votes shows strong party discipline. The letter compares voting records with liberal groups and U S voters seeking balance in Iowa.
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Cedar Rapids Needs Two Indoor Public Pools
Readers urge Cedar Rapids to open two indoor pools after Bender Pool closes from Jan 28 to Feb 12. They note prior repairs and question why a larger city lacks indoor swim time. Proposals include buying the Central YMCA site or forming a citywide wellness center with Mercy Medical Center and St. Luke's Hospital.
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What did he know and when did he know it
The piece cites January reports that President Bush bypassed the Senate to install Reich and Scalia during recess. It notes conservatives praised the moves and mentions Enron links to the White House. Calls for independent counsel follow, arguing for investigation into timing and knowledge.
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Pro-life-380 sign vandalized again on Interstate 380
The sign reading God is Pro-Life Are You was spray painted in a recurring vandalism pattern. The Gazette and a local TV station offered no media follow up this time, amid prior reactions and counterclaims about media coverage of pro-life activism.
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Ed-Co letter calls for end to linking deaths to Walthart
Louise Amling Colesburg urges readers to stop blaming Carol Walthart for a fatal alcohol related Ed-Co incident. She argues the community and press should stop revisiting the tragedy and question who supplied the alcohol.
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