Nader and Buchanan Should Be Invited to Debates
The editorial argues for including Ralph Nader and Pat Buchanan in one of the three fall presidential debates. It notes their past campaigns and current polling, urges a compromise allowing broader voter choice, and criticizes the current 15 percent threshold.
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Ross Perot
Perce
Pat Buchanan
Reform Party
Ralph Nader
Green Party
California Nurses Association
Buchanan
Nader
Commission On
Perot
U.S
Jim Leach
Iowa
Texas
George W. Bush
al Gore
Iowa Need Venture Capital To Boost Growth
Iowa lags in venture funding with 1994 to 1999 totals never exceeding 33.5 million dollars and only 4.9 million in 1999 while Missouri reached 364 million and Kansas 4 3/4 billion. Analysts note a regional trend and urge state action including a venture capital agency, banker engagement, and cross-state cooperation with Nebraska and Kansas to boost start-up funding and high paying jobs. Gary L. Maydew of Iowa State University advocates urgent expansion of venture capital to attract stronger employment.
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Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Midwest
California
Colorado
John Taylor
National Venture Capital Association
Iowa State
Massachusetts
Nebraska
World Center of Agricultural Biotech Research and Development
David Oman
Letters to the Gazette Cherishes Football Widows class
A reader thanks Greg Purnell for founding a Kirkwood Community College Football Widows course at Linn-Mar in 1989. The four night program taught 15 women football basics using Linn-Mar films, helping them follow games and feel included, with graduation moments and later noting a second class could not form.
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Greg Purnell
Linn-Mar
Greg
Kirkwood Community College
YouR TURN The Gazette Letters Policy
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number, but only name and hometown appear in print. Send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by FAX or email with contact details.
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Helene F. Sturtz
Mary Lou McGrew
Marion
Kurt Rogahn
Gazette
Mary Lou
Carl Kane
Betty McCollister
Iowa City
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Prayer ruling praised for student prayer decision
Kathleen Maxey of Cedar Rapids praises the U S Supreme Court ruling against organized student led prayers at games while affirming individual prayer in schools. She emphasizes separation of church and state and the prohibition of state sponsored religion.
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The
Gazette
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
U.S
Texas
United States
Burma Shave style fuel wisdom on speeding and miles per gallon
In a humorous pastiche, the author recalls Burma Shave roadside signs as a clever way to curb gas use. He presents a six line message urging drivers to travel more miles per gallon doing 60 mph than 80 mph.
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Fred Fredericks
Belle Plaine
Cedar Rapids urged to replace aging city pools
Community letters advocate replacing Bever and Bender pools with new aquatics centers in Cedar Rapids. Readers cite Des Moines Nahas Center as a successful model and urge funding, noting family recreation, zero depth pools, and adult lap swim as key benefits. Carrie Thompson and Mark Rushton endorse the plan.
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Elizabeth Bender
Bever
Cedar Rapids
George
Nahas Aquatic Center
Anamosa
Kalona
Dyersville
KCRG
Dale Todd
Mark Rushton
Bender
Bender Pool
Pool Committee
Carrie Thompson
Police and Fire Joint Communications defend dedicated service
A Cedar Rapids dispatch center explains their role answering 911 and coordinating police and fire units. They emphasize professionalism, cold patience under stress, and the lifesaving work of 22 employees, canine units, and a helicopter team amid public critique of naming rights.
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Cedar Rapids
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Commission On Presidential Elections
Kurt
Cedar River
Free Lance
Fae Sa
Gary L. Maydew
College of Business
Iowa State University
Ames
Maydew
P.S
Oma Ene
Miami
Kathleen Maxey
Five Seasons Center
Dependables
ACME
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