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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1997
Page
4
Joe Hladley serves as President and Publisher, Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer, and Mark Bowden as Managing Editor.
The piece argues that execution aims at punishment, not pain, and urges humane methods. It critiques electrocution after botched deaths, notes public debate on methods, and calls for a humane, deliberate termination of life under law. It references Oklahoma City bomber Timothy McVeigh as a context for renewed moral focus.
Retired first grade teacher Janet Woods urged the Commission on Excellence in Education to address class sizes in lower grades noting kindergarten rooms with 28 or 29 students. She challenged the 25-student average and suggested rethinking ratios like the medical model with para professionals and volunteers to improve tomorrow's classrooms.
The piece recalls Reagan's Berlin speech and mixed press reaction. It argues that European unification through NATO expansion and the euro reveals tensions between sovereignty and integration, warning of centralization creating new divisions and a patchwork of EU member states.
Donna Flint, president of the Linn County Mobile Home Tenant's Association, laments no show by all 21 manufactured home park managers at a June 11 emergency management presentation on severe weather safety. She reports past disruptions, ongoing harassment of members, and a broken effort to foster cooperation between residents and park management in Linn County.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number, but only name and hometown will be published. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or send via FAX or email.
A blistering critique accuses Republican lawmakers of repeating 1995 shutdowns and delaying disaster relief, alleging poor integrity and reliance on riders to claim victory. The author warns of voter backlash ahead of the 1998 election in a tense call for change.
Robert Weinhardt critiques mathematical terminology in journalism. He notes errors such as Dow Jones projections and percent language that inflates or distorts meaning. He warns that imprecise wording can sensationalize stories and cites examples from Wall Street Journal writers.
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