Room for all views on immigration debate in Iowa
The Gazette reflects mixed reactions to Governor Vilsack's goal of 310 000 new residents by 2010. It cites Columbia Business School professor Itzhak Sharav on labor and environmentalist concerns, warns against xenophobia, and notes Iowa's relative elbow room while inviting reader letters within geographic limits.
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Columbia University
New York
Graduate School of Business
Itzhak Sharav
Wall Street Journal
Iowa
Gazette
Wordy sentences mislead readers in a life in prison note
A West Coast correction column notes a 59 word item about a San Francisco woman killed by a neighbor’s dog. The piece questions dog life sentences and asks why reporters use lengthy sentences. It cites a correction about Julius Caesar misidentified as a Roman emperor.
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Dorris Hart
San Francisco
Pelican Bay Prison
Opera Review
Julius Caesar
Handel
George Kiseda
Julius
Emperor and Cleopatra Lover Noted In Scrambled Quote
Ted Kubicek reports a chaotic scene where a dozen officers surround John Doe as he is beaten on a street during the day. He questions the phrasing and notes a sentence contains three negatives, suggesting a revision to remove the final not.
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Ted Kubicek
John Doe
Ted
Bob Bowlsby
Estate tax repeal harms Iowa farmers and heirs
Gary L. Maydew argues that while Iowa would exempt estates from tax by 2010, the carryover basis change will trigger large capital gains taxes for heirs selling inherited farmland. He cites examples with a $1 million farm and notes the broader impact on millions of heirs and the difficulty of proving old basis.
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Iowa
Congress
Wealthy deserve to pass on fortune letter to Grassley
A May 30 letter questions estate tax repeal and asks where the Constitution assigns the government to redistribute wealth It criticizes Democrats for class warfare calls them Leninists and accuses them of undermining the First and Second Amendments The writer supports wealth preservation and tax benefits for earners and heirs.
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Chuck Grassley
U.S
Lenin
Communist Party
Harkin Criticized Over Tax Cuts and Energy Policy
Steven J. Rhinehart of Cedar Rapids condemns U.S. Senator Tom Harkin for opposing Bush tax cuts and the energy plan. The letter accuses Harkin of neglecting Iowa voters by favoring higher taxes and foreign oil, urging a shift toward the president’s energy strategy.
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Sen
Tom Harkin
Bush
Bahamas
Iowa
Harkin
Washington, D.C
OPEC
U.S
Steven J. Rhinehart
Cedar Rapids
Gazette seeks reader letters under 300 words
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will be published. One letter per writer every 30 days. Editing may occur. Address box and contact details provided for submission by mail fax or email.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Dream of the American Dream and religious freedom
The author argues the American Dream centers on religious freedom for Christians, saying wealth and fame are not essential. The piece reframes the dream as personal belief and communal faith rather than material success.
Letter Pushes to End Downtown Parking Meters
A June 6 letter argues that city meters fund only the meter system and impose fines with no public benefit. The writer urges public support to end the practice, noting personal frustration and plans to vote with feet until others join.
Residents oppose East Post Road expansion plan
A letter urges Cedar Rapids voters to stop widening East Post Road through undeveloped land south of Mount Vernon Road. The writer argues the city should instead widen Mount Vernon Road to Highway 13, warning of costs and loss of nature and calling November elections to replace officials.
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East Post Road
Mount Vernon Road
Marion
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Letters Policy Clarifies Opinions and Corrections
The Gazette states that reader letters are not verified for accuracy nor endorsed, and that contradictions or corrections by other readers will be given equal opportunity for publication. It outlines that opinions are the writers and not the paper’s value judgment.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Sharav
America
Cleopatra
Carl
Kane
Gary L. Maydew
Iowa State University
Ames
C.R
Hell
City Hall
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