Microsoft antitrust clash poses broad market questions
The column argues the Microsoft case goes beyond Gates and rival envy. It compares to AT&T and Standard Oil breakups, noting state AGs joined the DOJ. It warns the remedy may stifle innovation if it confines Windows while acknowledging the fight was warranted.
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Feds
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John D. Rockefeller Jr
Standard Oil
Iowa
American Telephone and Telegraph
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MCI Worldcom
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Baby Bells
Federal Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Gazette letter submission guidelines
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone number. Only the writer’s name and hometown will be published. Submissions may be mailed to Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or sent by fax or email to Bazedit fyiowa.com.
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Iowa
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Flags Stolen from Riverside Mount Olivet Cemetery Memorial Day
Edna Carpenter Booker recalls 24 flags stolen from Mount Olivet Cemetery in Riverside after Memorial Day. She notes patriotism, calls for accountability and community service, cites laws from 1968 protecting the flag, and urges restitution for the 24 flags.
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Mount Olivet
Riverside
Lone Tree
American Legion Post
Music lovers urged to defend local scene and rights
A reader laments the decline of local music in Eastern Iowa citing Rock n Back in Cedar Rapids closing and Sam Goody dropping local sections. They urge fans to support Relics Records attend the Decorah concert June 16 and vote for pro music stance politicians.
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Cedar Rapids
Relics Records
Sam Goody
Best Buy
Decorah
It’s the person that counts not the party in May letter
A campaign manager defends Supervisor Jim Houser as a listening, issue driven Democrat facing debt from a first campaign. The writer argues elections are costly, favors grassroots campaigning, and that money should not define a candidate.
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Jim Houser
Houser
Seniors Fight School Taxes and Call for Breaks
A senior citizen laments fixed incomes as school repairs and new buildings loom with high costs. He questions who should pay and urges seniors to vote for tax relief for the elderly while cities pursue stadiums and arenas. He warns that without reform, taxes may force seniors from their homes.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Des Moines
Iowa
Gazette Letter Policy on Readers' Opinions
The Gazette states it does not vouch for reader letters accuracy or judge opinions. It notes contradictions or corrections may be published later, giving equal opportunity for letters from readers.
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