Gazette Names Editorial and Executive Leaders
The Gazette announces leadership appointments including Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President Advertising Scott Swenson Peg Schmitz as Vice President Print Operations Joe Hladky as Chairman Publisher Chuck Peters as President and COO Ken Slaughter as Executive VP and CFO.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Iowa Should Expand Foreign Language Education
Editorial urges expanding language study in public and private Iowa schools. It notes Senate approval of the Iowa English Language Reaffirmation Act of 2001 and argues the measure signals a deprioritization of foreign languages while advocating broader access to multilingual instruction for cognitive and economic benefits.
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Iowa
Iowa Senate
House
Tom Vilsack
Senate
Vilsack
Iowa City
Drake University
Center For Applied Linguistics
Johnson County
Willowwind School
Heritage Christian School
North Liberty
College Community School
The Gazette Seeks Letters From Readers for Public Discourse
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submit with full name signature street address and daytime phone number. No anonymous submissions. 300 word limit for letters, 650 words for columns, one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Embargo debate: Castro’s grip beyond forty years
The article argues the U S embargo against Cuba has failed to topple Fidel Castro, notes Cuba’s continued oppression and dependence on tourism, and states the embargo primarily props up Castro while harming ordinary Cubans and limiting two way trade. It suggests normalization could shift leverage and destabilize Castro’s regime.
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AVANA
Cuba
Fidel Castro
United States
U.S
Castro
Europe
Ricardo Alarcon
National Assembly
Jimmy Carter
Bill Clinton
Bush
Congress
America
China
Che Guevara
Chamber of Commerce
Che
Immigration restriction rooted in racist history argument
A March 15 letter argues for strict limits on immigration but reveals a racist basis in the 1924 act. It notes the 2 percent nationality cap from 1890 and shows how the law targeted Southern and Eastern Europeans while favoring Protestant Western Europeans. It also calls out fears about immigrant fecundity and emphasizes citizen birthright for native-born children of immigrants.
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U.S
Europe
Congress
United States
U. S
Donation error notes and caption history from Allan Young
Allan Young of Springfield reports a caption once appeared in Albia about Christmas lights donated to the city by a so and so club. Merle Dockendorff of Fairfield points out three wording errors in a pyramid scheme story and offers exact corrections for transcript tense and legal phrasing.
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Allan Young
Springfield
Albia
Iowa
Allan
Merle Dockendorff
Fairfield
Merle
Tax cut estimates under Bush proposal chart
A sample calculation shows a single taxpayer with $18 000 income paying $1 620 under current law and $1 320 under the Bush plan, a $300 cut. With $200 charitable giving the Bush tax drops to $1 290, a $330 cut. Joint filers also gain extra credit for a second income spouse.
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Heritage.org
Squeezed by High Fuel Bills and Taxes
A reader vents at rising taxes and fuel costs. They note a 124 percent home tax increase in six months and $900 monthly fuel bills. The letter questions if furnace advertising signals a scam and asks how semi retired people can cope while maintaining warmth.
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