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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 2000
Page
6
Jerry Elsen serves as Editor of Editorial Pages and Board Chairman Mark Bowden holds the role of Managing Editor. The two are indicated as key figures guiding the publication's opinion and editorial direction.
Gazette editorials survey the Midwest brain drain pattern with Indiana Nebraska and Ohio examples and Iowa proposals. They question tax breaks for staying engineers and teachers while urging regional dialogue letters to legislators and former residents to reverse outmigration.
Congress weighs a minimum wage bill amid partisan sparring. Democrats push a $1 raise to $6.15 in two years while Republicans seek a three year phase in with small business tax breaks. House GOP leaders face tough talks with Senate counterparts as time pressures mount.
Sheila Douglas of Des Moines, executive director of the Iowa Wholesale Beer Distributors Association, argues there is no solid evidence that advertising increases drinking or abuse. She cites studies and reviews finding little to no impact while urging neutral portrayals of alcohol and responsible use.
A reader challenges a Gazette editorial praising Iowa driver courtesy. The writer recounts daily near misses and aggressive behavior along Keota to Iowa City routes, accusing many motorists of speeding and ignoring rules, and questions why safe driving remains rare. The letter ends with a pointed rebuke to self-satisfied drivers.
A parent reports repeated vandalism and theft at a grades 2 to 8 school. He notes lockers required to be padlocked, teachers locking belongings, and fears for his son's safety and happiness. He questions school focus on reading and arithmetic versus prevention and trust.
The article urges the U S Senate Foreign Relations Committee to move CEDAW to a floor vote and asks Iowa senators Chuck Grassley and Tom Harkin to back ratification before March 8 the first International Women’s Day of the new millennium. It notes 165 nations have ratified, and lists endorsing groups and states.
A reader expresses frustration with the crowded presidential field and the ongoing primary season. They criticize media influence favoring Bush and McCain, question Gore and Bradley, and call for scrapping primaries for a single nationwide election.
The Gazette invites public business letters and guest columns. Letters must include the writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published and no anonymous submissions are allowed. Limit is 300 words per letter with one letter per writer per 30 days.
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