The Gazette Staff Leadership and Editorial Team
The Gazette lists key leaders Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President of Editorial, Scott Swenson as Vice President of Advertising and Peg Schmitz as Circulation Director and Vice President of Print Operations.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Editorials call to end marriage penalty and estate tax
The piece urges permanent repeal of the estate tax and immediate vote to end the marriage penalty. It notes Harkin's opposition to repeal, Nebraska's Ben Nelson crossing party lines, and a House vote approving permanent marriage tax relief. It cautions election-time tax-cut politics and urges Daschle to schedule action.
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Tom Harkin
Ben Nelson
Nebraska
Senate
Bush
Congress
Harkin
House
Tom Daschle
Stall in cloning ban stalls Senate debate
The Senate lacks votes to pass competing cloning bills and faces a stalemate. One measure would ban all human embryonic cloning, while another would ban cloning of humans but permit medical research on stem cells. The House previously passed a complete ban.
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March of Science
Senate
Associated Press
House
Insu Ser
U.S. Senate
Housing costs threaten American Dream for working families
Henry Royer of Berthel Fisher leads MAHP across nine Iowa counties as studies show 13 million Americans face critical housing costs. Despite rising employment, many working households pay over half income for housing, with shelters reporting 61 percent of guests employed.
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America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Ehrenreich
Center For Housing Policy
MidAmerica Housing Partnership
MAHP
Iowa
Henry Royer
Berthel Fisher and Company
Linn
Benton
Poweshiek
Washington
van Buren
Adams
Taylor and Page
Motorcycle noise roars ruin peaceful weekend mornings
A reader laments constant motorcycle engine noise disrupting quiet Sundays, noting loud revs at stoplights and signs. They crave natural sounds and even prefer cold weather to mute the din, citing a mild winter as worsened by the ongoing roars.
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Junk science used to justify smoking bans
Forum exposes two major smoking studies as junk science and alleges misrepresentation by the Cancer Society in citing 65 000 secondhand smoke deaths. It cites the ANHMC case where a court demanded removal of harmful recommendations and notes alleged suppression of evidence and intimidation by supporters of bans.
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EPA
American Cancer Society
The
Cancer Society
ANHMC
ACLU
Flooding shows landfill problems with Bluestem expansion
June 4 flood of Indian Creek washed landfill debris onto a property tied to Bluestem's Landfill Site Two. The column argues the expansion sits in floodway floodplain and that DNR Linn County approved it on unsubstantiated data.
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Indian Creek
Bluestem
County Home Road
Department of Natural Resources
DNR
Linn County
Department of Planning and Development
Bluestemn
FEMA
Finish work on golf course near Ellis Park area
Resident near Ellis Park laments removal of trees and dirt hills reshaping the golf course. A recent heavy rain caused mud runoff, worsening habitat loss for local wildlife including displaced deer, and prompting frustration that project progress continues.
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Ellis Park
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