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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 2003
Page
6
Mark Bowden serves as editor with Doug Neumann as Opinion Page Editor and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President of Advertising Peg Schmitz as Vice President of Print Operations.
Editorial urges Linn-Mar and Marion Independent boards to cooperate on hiring and consider shared superintendent and merged governance. It notes retirements of Pacha and Jacobson, addresses tax, staffing, and district boundaries, and cites past merger attempts while stressing resource focus on classrooms.
The Providence Journal notes the death in Blaine Tennessee of 93 year old Gertrude Janeway the last officially recognized widow of a Union veteran. She received a monthly $70 VA check and lived much of her life in California before returning to Tennessee where she and her husband of 1937 died in a three room log cabin.
Connecticut professor Tom Baker argues in a Hartford Courant piece that the real problem is too much medical malpractice not too much litigation. He cites independent studies showing most victims don’t sue, premiums follow financial cycles, and caps raise insurer profits. He urges systemic changes in medical institutions and warnings against blaming patients or lawyers.
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include writer full name signature, full street address and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit per writer per 30 days. column length suggested at 650 words or fewer.
Gregory D Slager argues Linn County should join cities with statewide or municipal bans on smoking in public spaces. He cites examples from Maine Utah Vermont and Dallas and calls for leaders to act for public health, urging voters to back gutsy, progressive officials. He says business owners determine local smoking policies.
Critics argue the proposed 25 cent per pack and 2.50 per carton tax by Iowa AG Tom Miller unfairly targets low and moderate income smokers. They cite rising costs since 1998, growing tobacco revenue, and underfunded tobacco control, urging fair, reasonable taxation.
A former Iowa farm girl recalls her role and chores as a Clayton County pork queen. She notes clipping piglets teeth and docking tails as her duties and reflects on historical royal cruelty, wondering about lineage to medieval court figures.
The Gazette notes concerns about hygiene in fast food chains as customers observe cooks handling hamburgers with bare hands. The writer urges glove use and criticizes lax sanitation while urging health departments to consider mandatory hand coverings to curb illnesses during flu season.
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