Gazette leadership lineup and executive titles
The Gazette listing outlines key leadership at Gazette Communications Inc including Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen heading Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President of Advertising Scott Swenson Circulation Director Peg Schmitz Vice President Print Operations Joe Hladky Chairman Publisher Chuck Peters President and COO Ken Slaughter Executive VP and CFO.
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Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
WorldCom fall seen as unique and ruinous
Editor views WorldCom bankruptcy as the largest in U.S. history, arising from simple accounting tricks that masked nearly four billion in losses. It argues greed drove Wall Street turmoil, compares past scandals like Enron and Watergate, and notes broad investor damage from corporate misdeeds.
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Enron
WorldCom
Enron Corp
Global Crossing Ltd
Wall Street
Great Britain
United States
WorldCom layoff severance shifts to installments
About 17,000 WorldCom workers face installment severance after mass layoffs. Payouts begin Aug 28 and range from two weeks to six months based on tenure, with Cedar Rapids Iowa City area employees receiving $4,650 each. Executives retain larger compensation while future severance remains uncertain.
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Wall Street Journal
Trou
MCI
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Gazette Readers Letters Policy
The Gazette states it does not vouch for letter accuracy or judge opinions and invites corrections or contradictions from readers for future publication. The policy underscores equal opportunity for published responses and notes no value judgments on submitted views.
Can the nation afford a seniors drug benefit
Ronald Brownstein weighs the cost and trade offs of a proposed Senate drug benefit for seniors. He notes the plan could squeeze education and other programs, while big deficits loom from tax cuts and rising elderly costs. He cites projections of 40 million to 70 million seniors by 2030 and calls for cost containment and targeted aid.
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Bush
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Clinton
Washington
al Gore
Gore
Bob Graham
Florida
Edward Kennedy
Massachusetts
Zell Miller
Georgia
Congress
House Republicans
White House
Dan Crippen
Congressional Budget Office
The
National Journal
Letters to the Gazette about school headcount discrepancies
Cedar Rapids reader Peg Guetzko urges an audit over a decade of misreported special education enrollment in the Austin school district. She cites 1566 students in Sept 2000 and again in the 2001 CAFR, while Mueller later claimed 2833 funded students, questioning why funds tied to 8.6 percent rather than 15.6 percent were counted.
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Sandy Stephen
Clifton Gunderson
Arthur Andersen
Peg Guetzko
Cedar Rapids
Pro-life movement disputed over media bias and violence debate
A reader challenges Linda Campbell's June 11 column on pro life extremism. He argues true right to lifers condemn violent acts and urges approval of alternative conservative sources citing documented violence figures and media distortion concerns.
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Fort Worth
Neal Horsley
Horsley
Alan Keyes
MSNBC
Hli.org
HLI
Texas
Ice arena ideas praised as rational approach by columnists
Mike Deupree’s July 21 column applauds Parks Commissioner Wade Wagner’s thoughts on alternative ice arena uses. The piece argues such rational, objective scrutiny can boost interest, usage, and income for the facility.
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Wade Wagner
Gazette calls for letters from readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name, street address and daytime phone. only name and hometown appear in print. Send to Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or by fax or email with full contact details. One letter per writer every 30 days.
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