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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 2000
Page
4
Dale Larson as Vice President of Newspaper and Magazine Publishing, Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman, and Mark Bowden as Managing Editor are listed in the leadership changes.
Editorial argues in favor of upholding Gov. Tom Vilsack's order banning discrimination based on sexual orientation in state hiring. It criticizes legislators for challenging the order and urges expanding protections to housing and employment statewide.
Iowa under coach Jim Zalesky surged past Iowa State in St Louis and won 116 to 109.5 led by Eric Juergens at 133 pounds and seven wrestlebacks. The Hawkeyes set a high standard for next year's NCAA Tournament at Carver Hawkeye Arena.
Robert J. Buntz of Alternative Services warns of a twofold crisis in Iowa: difficulty hiring and retaining qualified social workers, and a lack of future leaders to manage programs. He cites low private-sector wages, overtime strain, and gaps in benefits like tuition reimbursement, urging legislative action and better pay to protect vulnerable children served by agencies across Cedar Rapids, Decorah, Dubuque, Mason City, and Waterloo.
University of Iowa researchers show sedating antihistamines impair driving on a simulator, prompting urgency to revise Iowa Medicaid policy requiring two OTC tries before a prescription. Loren Schmitt reports from Iowa City.
The Gazette invites public letters and guest columns but requires the writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published. Letters must be 300 words max and one per writer every 30 days. Column length about 700 words.
The American Lung Association of Iowa rebukes State Sen. Maggie Tinsman for claiming cessation programs do not work. They note adult smoking rates have fallen from 50 to 25 percent and half of all ever-smokers are ex-smokers, crediting health professionals and volunteers for progress.
A Cedar Rapids veteran group thanks local citizens for years of donations to the Eternal Flame project. The letter honors Czech, Moravian and Slovak ancestry contributors and the widow who donated in memory of her husband. It recalls 75 years of memorials and sacrifice by veterans.
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