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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1997
Page
6
Joe Hindley serves as President and Publisher while Ken Slaughter is Vice President and Treasurer and Mark Bowden holds the role of Managing Editor in the new organizational structure.
Cedar Rapids editorials call for reform of the Iowa Supreme Court and Court of Appeals appointment system. Bob Rush contends the Judicial Nominating Commission should reflect current congressional districts, reducing public member seats from 14 to 10, with action from the General Assembly and governor to align policy with statute.
A July 10 1997 turbulence incident over North Dakota on an American Airlines Boeing 757 during a Seattle to New York flight left passengers unbuckled as trays flew and the plane dropped hundreds of feet. Twenty two people were hospitalized after an emergency landing.
James Head III, professor of planetary geology at Brown University, writes on the Mars Pathfinder mission and the broader questions of humanity’s origins and future. He reflects on exploration, energy, and whether life may have links between Mars and Earth, as NASA eyes future journeys and a September orbit.
This essay argues the Iowa Governor's power to appoint judges via the Judicial Nominating Commission creates uneven influence across counties. It notes districts based on the 1960s distort representation, cites past legislative vetoes, and describes the need for changes championed by Bob Rush and Iowa bar leaders.
Greta Kuhns Aldrich from Monticello critiques Pathfinder discussions. She questions belief in Adam and the builder’s messages about Mars and water, urging readers to seek truth in history while enjoying the toy.
The Gazette accepts letters and guest columns addressing public business. Include writer full name signature and daytime phone with full street address. addresses not published and no anonymous submissions. Limit roughly 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days by mail, fax, or email with contact details.
Marty Ryan of the Iowa Civil Liberties Union questions the Religious Freedom Amendment in the July 9 editorial and imagines a public dispute over belief. He asks who should decide such questions as a Supreme Court case would test.
Greg Thompson of the Iowa City Green Party argues that FBI investigations into anti establishment groups rely on illegal wiretaps and planted stories while suppressing defense evidence. He insists the Hoover era legacy persists at headquarters and warns against a national police state targeting free speech.
Marion S Snoble praises Carol Martin Mary Diaz Audrey Rahn Ed Kral and Dick Fredericks for presenting facts to citizens and taxpayers. She defends their truthfulness and urges credit for volunteers rather than deriding writers in a Rapids column.
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