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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2001
Page
6
The Gazette lists its executive editor Mark Bowden, editorial pages editor Jerry Elsen, editorial board chair Dave Storey, ad vice president Scott Swenson, and circulation director Peg Schmitz as key leaders guiding newsroom, opinion pages, advertising, and print operations.
President Bush outlines a ambitious plan aiming to cut taxes while expanding education Medicare and Social Security protections. He pledges debt reduction and a large contingency fund while seeking common ground on campaign finance reform energy brownfield cleanup and a patient rights bill.
The Information Age class at Columbia University limits student coverage while former VP Al Gore teaches. The piece recalls Nixon's 1954 off the record pledge at an ASNE luncheon and notes press restrictions often backfire, with Gore a former reporter in contrast.
Dan Coffey criticizes Iowa's booming prison industry as the state’s fastest growing sector, arguing expansion fuels civil liberty erosion and medical and legal entanglements. He cites high incarceration norms, urine testing for ex-inmates, barbed wire counties, and profit motives behind the war on drugs.
A reader commends Clark Morphew for detailing how government money to religious groups can compromise faith and ministry. The letter supports a conservative constitutional view and warns that mixing church funds with state aid blurs lines between religion and government.
A Cedar Rapids letter argues against government controls and praises a free market as a healthier system. It contrasts with Thomas Frank’s One Market Under God which claims markets drive coercion and profit at the expense of service and universal prosperity, noting democracy steers markets through unions and elected governments.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. Anonymous submissions are not accepted and material may be edited. no return to sender. Letters may be up to 650 words with no 300-word limit. Contact details provided.
The biological mother of Baby Chelsea, Jean Hansmeier, is charged with first degree murder in her infant daughter's death. The piece notes she contends a later abortion could have changed outcomes, referencing Roe v. Wade and timing. Waukon reflects local context.
Peter F. Bezanson of Cedar Rapids denounces a Gazette report proposing taxpayer funded advertising at the Five Seasons Center. He questions bribery, argues venues should self fund ads, and criticizes Mayor Lee Clancy and city leadership for changing the center name and using donor spaces for corporate advertising.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers’ letters. It invites corrections and contradictions to be published in equal opportunity for readers.
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