Editorial leadership names Jerry Elsen and Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and serves as Managing Editor.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2000
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and Mark Bowden chairs the Editorial Board and serves as Managing Editor.
Gazette editors urge lawmakers to curb a flywheel of spending from 13 million to 400 million dollars for a universal school breakfast program. They argue many kids skip breakfast by choice, not poverty, and warn against bureaucratic intrusion into family life.
A Jan 27 Gazette photo by Miranda Meyer evokes the old days and cheerful memories. It shows a couple of kids skating outdoors and hints at lively youth stories to share with later generations.
Frank N. Magid Associates notes Xavier High School and Catholic schools drive local growth. The system supports 370 plus employees with over 29 million in payroll. Xavier contributes a 40 million ripple effect. Businesses back the 2000 Xavier Foundation Annual Business Appeal led by Steve Ridge.
A reader objects to Mike Alt's Jan. 27 column linking abortion to the Holocaust. The letter argues the comparison trivializes Nazi crimes and understates the Holocaust's unique horror while noting valid concerns raised by Alt.
A University of Iowa alum applauds state Rep Rosemary Thomson for introducing a measure to ban alcohol in undergraduate dorms. The writer notes campus efforts to curb alcohol related problems, mentions no alcohol at football games, stadium permits, and tailgating parking lot bans, and urges passage to support academics and reduce distractions.
The article reports Dennis Laurence Cuddy’s view that a Rhodes era plan aims for a 100 year path to a world government. It discusses Rhodes Scholars’ influence, roles in the UN and IMF, and claims about prophecy fulfillment and a one world governance agenda. Craig E Seeley Jr Cedar Rapids.
The Gazette announces a 300 word limit for letters to the editor. Include name street address and daytime phone number, but only name and hometown will be published. Submit to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
The writer notes strong anti Catholic sentiment from former followers. They claim the pope, as Jesus successor, should live simply, citing Vatican rooms and relics as historical preservation. The donor offers transportation, and reference is made to Germans fleeing Hitler via Vatican rooms.
A correction notes that Robert W. Larsen referenced an article published January 13 rather than the intended date, due to a misprint in the January 27 letter about Earth temperatures.
Cedar Rapids observer Bob Bevenour questions pronoun case in a sentence about falling apart while Marion’s Mary Lou Pazour riffs on parallelism and word origins. The piece notes the UK column on Seabees and lists initials that have become words, asking how many more exist such as AWOL.
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