Advertising ethics clash over accepting controversial ads
The Gazette weighs policy on accepting issue and advocacy ads amid immigration debates. Publisher quotes, case by case scrutiny, and limits on libelous content frame how ads are vetted. Names, outlets, and contact points underscore media responsibility vs free speech in a converging ad-news landscape.
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Lown
Iowa City
Acs
Gazette
Dave Storey
Storey
Spas
Boise State
Hofstra
Revisionist: A Journal of Independent
Daily Iowan
Bill Casey
Casey
Kenneth Starck
The
GazetteOnline.com
Kcrg-Tv
Kcrg-Am
Iowa Farmer Today
Advertiser
P.O. Box
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ombudsmaafyiowa.com
Lobster tale ends with Maine release in Gulf of Maine
Dave Barry recounts shipping a live Maine lobster named Duane back to Sedgwick Maine to be released into Eggemoggin Beach waters. Tom Schroth and daughter Jennifer release the lobster into the sea as the author reflects on fate and humor.
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Miami Herald
Maine
Duane
Biscayne Bay
The
Herald
Sue Cocking
South Florida
Tom Schroth
Tom
Pat
Sedgwick
the Herald
Coconut Grove
Rod and
Judy Heflin
Lamar Alexander
Jennifer
Eggemoggin Beach
Benjamin River
Gulf of Maine
Gun control debates miss deeper roots of school violence
Sheryl McCarthy argues gun control alone cannot prevent tragedies like Kayla Rolland’s shooting by a 6-year-old. She links violence to parental neglect, unstable home life, crime, and drugs, citing two stolen guns, a jailed father, and a chaotic home as factors shaping a child’s path to violence.
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Sheryl McCarthy
Kayla Rolland
Kayla
Michigan
Genesee County
Justine
Money in Politics Drives Helicopters and Ads
A Times note highlights how money shapes policy choices from US helicopter procurement to campaign spending. It contrasts Huey II and Blackhawk costs, GOP donors, and corporate contributions, then cites Wyly’s $2.5 million ad and McCain’s mixed voting on breast cancer funding, all illustrating money’s sway in politics.
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Tim Golden
New York Times
Clinton
Colombia
Vietnam
Golden
White House
Bell Helicopter
Fort Worth
Texas
Textron
United Technologies Corp
Connecticut
United Technologies
Cass Ballenger
North Carolina
The
Times
United States
Sam Wyly
Dallas
Bush
Wyly
R’s
D’s
George W
John McCain
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