Cranking up efforts to rid Cedar Rapids of crank
The Gazette editors urge scaling up a five state push for a $5 million federal program to train police and equip labs that manufacture methamphetamine known as crank. They note meth labs are dangerous and increasingly found in rural areas and warn of rising demand and dealer pressure as the election year politics pricing a drug war.
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Parties Differ But Ideas Are Sound in Campaign Talk
ACK KEMP and Bob Kerrey push campaigns focused on substance over invective. Kemp, ex HUD official from New York, urges Republicans to offer superior leadership rather than simply defeat Democrats. Kerrey, Democratic senator from Nebraska, hints at a 2000 presidential bid while stressing voters be informed of aspirations, not party faults.
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When crime wave's juvenile weighs 190 Mace praises peacekeeping choice
Lars Pearson reflects on a violent street incident in Fort Dodge where a 190 pound juvenile assaulted a stranger and a girlfriend. He links juvenile crime to broken homes and criticizes the legal system while noting personal use of Mace as a deterrent. He urges societal responsibility.
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Gazette omits GM input on anti-olestra ads
Russell Hamilton of KGAN-TV Cedar Rapids criticizes The Gazette for not interviewing the general manager who approved airing the anti-olestra ad. He says Eastern Iowa stations KWWL-TV and KCRG-TV are treated as sole voices and urges including KGAN-TV in the coverage to avoid bias.
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Letters to the Gazette Welcomes Community Messages
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone number. only your name and hometown will appear with the letter. Address Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 Email gazette fyiowa infinet net
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Debating Ethic Versus Riverboat Gambling Philosophy
A Cedar Rapids letter questions the Protestant Ethic in the riverboat gambling debate. It asks about start-up repayment, site drainage, funding sources, impact on lottery and education, alternative amusements, housing use, market saturation, and the fate of the casino boat if unsuccessful.
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Cedar Rapids
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Printing readers letters The Gazette does not vouch for accuracy or value judgments. Readers may publish corrections or contradictions in equal opportunity for publication.
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Nation’s leaders hail from Magnolia Belt and the South
The piece argues that current U S political power centers in the old Confederacy with leaders like Thurmond Helms Lott Armey DeLay and Dole. It notes the rise of the Christian Coalition and Southern Baptists pushing for a Christianized politics while pondering Red South influence on a Powell ticket and Dole’s electability.
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