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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1997
Page
4
Joe Hladky named President and Publisher with Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer and Mark Bowden serving as Managing Editor in a recent organizational update.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging led by Charles Grassley warns waste and fraud threaten Medicare's future. A Cedar Rapids forum notes $22 million daily overspend, a Wall Street Journal audit cites $23 billion in improper payments and a 12 percent misbudget share. Senator Harkin calls for reform before higher premiums.
The piece notes pizza arrived in the United States about a century ago with Italian immigrants in the 1890s. It credits American chefs for transforming the dish into a national culinary art while tracing its rudimentary origins to ancient Rome and Cato.
Gary Goldberg of Kearney Neb , corn grower and president of the American Corn Growers Association, represents Rural Telecommunications Alliance in criticizing the 1996 Telecommunications Act. The FCC decision on access charges and universal service is blamed for higher costs for rural farms and families and delaying universal funding until 1998.
The Catherine McAuley Center credits about 35 volunteers from Leadership For Five Seasons for a day of repairs painting and cleaning at a residence. They donated equipment supplies and labor helping women in education and housing and men in education. JoAnn Collins housing coordinator thanks the volunteers.
Norman Davis of Cedar Rapids urges resignation or impeachment as he cites Supreme Court orders and Wall Street Journal editorials attacking Bill Clinton over alleged sexual harassment while governor and ongoing White House controversies. He accuses Clinton of deceit and corruption, urging accountability.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette describes how letters and guest columns are handled. Preferences include public business topics, mandatory full name and address, daytime phone, and no anonymous submissions. Editing is possible and responses may be edited or not printed.
Dennis T. Avery argues that farmland loss is overstated and urges policy changes to protect cropland. He favors reforming tax structures, charging developers for infrastructure costs, and increasing agricultural research to raise yields while promoting urban density over sprawl.
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