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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 2000
Page
6
Joe Hindley president and publisher Chuck Peters vice president and chief operating officer Jerry Elsen editor of editorial pages and editorial board chairman Mark Bowden managing editor
Polar Ice and Cedar Rapids officials reach a rent plan for the two sheet arena opened Jan 8 with 4,000 seats. Polar Ice will pay rent while the city defers 40,000 until 2002, easing bonds totaling about 13 million and keeping taxpayer costs down. The arrangement ends weeks of negotiation and avoids a rocky start.
A 62 year old woman was stabbed in a Darby grocery lot before 7 am Friday. She walked into the store, shopped, and later her daughter found and removed a knife from her back. Authorities have not identified the assailant or motive.
The author argues HF 2366 would expand involuntary outpatient civil commitment for mentally ill individuals who are not dangerous. She contends the bill wastes resources, reinforces stigma, and shifts focus from community-based supports. She cites existing Iowa law and advocates collaborative, funded services over court intervention.
William Graham of Marion offers a rebuttal to a Mount Vernon writer's Feb. 25 response. He accuses the anti life letter of denial and misrepresentation while defending Pastor Darran Whiting's stance, saying morality comes from personal choice and conviction.
A reader urges term limits, arguing long service breeds corruption. They cite governors and presidents with defined term caps and say citizens can act via referendums since elected officials won’t. The piece stresses constitutional change as remedy and questions why seven congressmen left after six years.
The Gazette announces it will consider letters and guest columns addressing public business. Authors must provide full name signature, full street address, and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. A 300 word limit applies to letters and one letter per writer every 30 days.
A resident from Iowa criticizes the state Department of Revenue for complex estimated tax forms and a Des Moines 800 line representative who offers little guidance. The writer says a new resident faced confusion and penalties were avoided only by sending quarterly payments and hiring an accountant.
Linn County opens proposals for the former county home with two qualified bidders ACCC and ResCare under review. A citizen call urges broader input including psychiatrists and consumer families as the five year, 15 million dollar decision impacts hundreds of MH DD residents. Public meeting Thursday at Witwer Building asks advocates to attend at 8 a.m.
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