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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 2001
Page
4
The Gazette announces Mark Bowden as Executive Editor and Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages with Dave Storey serving as Editorial Board Chairman. Scott Swenson is Vice President of Advertising and Peg Schmitz oversees Print Operations as Circulation Director.
Editorial argues Cedar Rapids traffic will worsen with growth along Mount Vernon Road SE and East Post Road. Planners consider linking East Post Road to a new Cedar River bridge, but council delays housing plans that would reserve land for a north south corridor. Mayor urges upgrading existing streets and warns against wishful bridging while traffic concentrates on main arterials.
The AFI top 100 thrillers draws praise and fault lines after Psycho Jaws and The Exorcist top the list while 12 Angry Men and House of Wax receive mixed judgments. The piece notes Vincent Price’s House of Wax as a glaring omission and laments its absence from the honor roll.
The author urges President Bush to apologize for withdrawing from the Kyoto Accord and to begin reducing emissions immediately. Cites NAS findings confirming man made warming and criticizes administration for delaying action while promoting research funding. Russ Bennett described as prairie ecologist and consultant.
Readers praise the Overalls All Over exhibit featuring Grant Wood recreations in downtown Cedar Rapids. They note crowd turnout and urge weekend museum open hours, parking relief, more benches, and maps for tourists. Acknowledge Renaissance Group and Cedar Rapids CVB for the concept.
A May 30 letter accuses anti-gay groups of The Big Lie and argues the Boy Scouts’ policy discriminates against non-theists and gays. It defends educated readers as justice advocates and counters misinformed claims linking communism to homosexuality, noting historic oppression of LGBTQ people.
A letter argues for charter schools to improve accountability and parent involvement in Iowa public education. It promotes the Wood Student Teacher Program honoring Stella Wood, plans to train 576 top K-8 teachers in three years through 16 community colleges, and outlines tuition-free study with distributed student teaching and credit goals.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name, hometown, street address, and daytime phone. Letters must be sent to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by Fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com. Only name and hometown may appear with the published letter.
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