Public officers named for newspaper leadership lineup
Joe Hladley as President and Publisher and Chuck Peters as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer are listed with Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Dale Larson as Vice President Print and Online Publishing. Jerry Elsen is Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Mark Bowden serves as Managing Editor.
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Joe Hladley
Chuck Peters
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Cedar Rapids urged to heed 1931 road plan for growth
The Cedar Rapids editorial urges following the 1931 Bartholomew plan to guide future arterial routes and curb congestion. It cites 1995 county projections showing Linn County growth to 247,000 by 2030, with vehicle miles rising to 7 million daily, arguing growth requires dedicated road plans and zoning to avoid sprawl and gridlock.
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Westwood Drive
Marion
Marion Boulevard
Blairs Ferry Road
C Avenue
Cedar River
Bever Avenue
Mount Vernon Road
East Post Road
Twenty-First Street
Prairie Drive
Cottage Grove Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Sam Granato
Linn County
AFSCME Iowa Endorses Gore Early in Democratic Race
David W. Loebsack and Connie Clark argue the Iowa AFSCME chapter endorsed Al Gore six months before the caucuses. They question leadership and urge open-mindedness as Bill Bradley campaigns in Iowa.
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Iowa
Afscme
al Gore
Jan Corderman
Bill Bradley
Corderman
Bradley
Gore
Afcsme
Afscme Chapter 61
Bluestem landfill debate prompts Ely reader letter
Ely resident Shannon Marie Jacobs condemns a June 18 editorial on a Cedar Rapids landfill proposal. She cites civic process, voting rights, and youth voices while criticizing Bluestem's May 18 board actions and Rule 5.02 waiver as stifling public comment.
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Ely
Cedar Rapids
Bluestem
Iowa Dollars for Scholars fuels aid for high school seniors
Iowa high school seniors face stiff aid competition as government grants fall short. Dollars for Scholars chapters across 74 districts awarded about 1.125 million dollars in 1999 with a 9 percent rise from 1998, supporting graduates including Johnston students and nontraditional learners. Judi A. Pierick leads Iowa Dollars for Scholars with a community driven effort to fund post secondary education.
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Iowa
U.S. News & World Report
States
District of Columbia
Johnston
Welle
Scholars Community Cares
Scholars
Communities With Dollars
Gazette invites public letters and columns
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns on public business. All material may be edited and not returned. Writers must include full signature and daytime phone number, plus address for verification, with anonymous submissions not allowed. Limit 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Drug-test folly and Big Brother pee politics
ACLU fund-raising argues urinalysis programs do not improve safety or reduce absenteeism and injury. Marijuana Policy Project cites potential productivity harm from urine testing. Harold Geneen warns egotism as the chief business flaw. The letter urges politicians to resist intrusive drug testing and to hold bosses accountable for worker behavior.
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ACLU
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Mark Bowden
Lincoln
David W. Loebsack
Mount Vernon
Connie Clark
Clark McLeod
Iowa City
Edmund Burke
Coleen Bahr
Shannon Marie Jacobs, Ely
Bluestem Board
Bluestein
Judi A. Pierick
Skyline Drive
Des Moines
The
Marijuana Policy Project
Washington, D.C
Harold Geneen
Avon
Geneen
Bob Dostal
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