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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 2004
Page
4
The Gazette reports Cedar Rapids Community School District plans to trim 2.5 million by reducing elementary art, music, physical education and library specialists. Parents and teachers attend four public meetings urging alternative ideas while stressing core education and cost constraints.
The piece surveys how humor shapes politics from late night hosts to the Internet, noting Kerry and Bush clash with satire. It cites Leno Letterman and Stewart, highlighting bumper sticker humor and political education via TV and web sources. It discusses public figures, media satire, and evolving influence on voters.
In readable excerpts a Cedar Rapids writer and an Iowa City reader discuss education. They praise teachers for hard work and research based strategies while noting parental involvement and student effort are essential. The piece argues for celebrating a fine public education system.
Hartford Courant columnist Jim Shea lists a humorous, speculative short list of potential Kerry running mates including Edwards Paige Gibson Scalia Gore Kucinich and even fictional Sam Seaborn with tongue in cheek comments on each choice and its political color.
A February letter questions the ethics of a proficiency label and argues for universal grade level reading, claiming genetics and environment create unequal starting points. The writer asserts no real equality in schooling and imagines a utopian system where every child reads at grade level from kindergarten.
Editorials discuss same sex marriage and public opposition. The writer argues that laws reflect moral decency beyond rights and cautions against redefining the traditional husband wife relationship while praising some gay individuals as decent and law abiding.
A public discussion raises questions about banning gay marriages through constitutional amendment. The piece argues marriage validity lies with couples and government licensed unions, cites church-state separation, due process and equal protection, and calls for ethical dialogue. It also questions lawmakers integrity and personal conduct in the debate.
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