Newspaper leadership lineup names Larson Elsen Bowden
Dale Larson as Vice President of Newspaper and Magazine Publishing joins with Jerry Elsen Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman and Mark Bowden Managing Editor to form the new leadership team.
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Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Safety net stitching for farmers in the national debate
U.S. agriculture secretary Dan Glickman highlighted farmer needs on the Washington Mall with a symbolic meal costing eight dollars, where farmers receive 39 cents after cuts. Senate plans and National Farmers Union proposals push for a revised 2002 farm bill to protect livelihoods amid low prices and market shifts.
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AN Glickman
U.S. Agriculture
Washington
Gazette News
E. Michael Myers
Glickman
National Farmers
Congress
Iowa
Tom Harkin
Washington Mall
National Farmers Union
Leland Swenson
Evergreen
Colo
Gazette
Swenson
China
Dan Glickman
What to Do With China in the Next Century
Opinion pieces argue China could be a peaceful partner or a growing threat as its leadership tightens internal controls and flexes in the Pacific. The piece weighs PNTR with the United States against human rights concerns, Taiwan, and broader strategic stakes, urging careful U S policy.
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China
People’s Republic of China
Germany
Taiwan
Africa
Congress
United States
Johns Hopkins
Clinton
Peking
World Trade Organization
PNTR
al Gore
U.S
Afl-Cio
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Letters to the Gazette on the Ten Commandments debate
A reader responds to a March 15 letter arguing the Ten Commandments are universal unwritten laws, not rooted in biblical origin. The writer asserts moral foundations come from universal discovery, citing Hammurabi myths and the idea of a universal, discoverable code guiding societies across cultures.
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Iowa
Hammurabi
Moses
Readers weigh in on Collins Road traffic in Cedar Rapids
Letters from Jeffrey J. Schaefer and Dorothy Krivanek lampoon Collins Road traffic gridlock on Highway 100. They urge synchronized signals, fewer stop lights, and request reevaluation of proposed interchanges and land use for ramps.
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Collins Road
Highway 100
Marion
Ames
Minnesota
Cedar Rapids
East Post Road
Jesse Ventura
Jeffrey J. Schaefer
Dorothy Krivanek
Ten Commandments Tablet Returns to May’s Island
The Fraternal Order of Eagles express happiness at the tablet's return to its rightful place on May’s Island, remembering its donation as a treasured item and thanking those who preserved it.
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May’s Island
Order of Eagles
The Gazette Seeks Letters and Guest Columns
The Gazette invites public letters and guest columns with guidelines. Writers must include full name signature street address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. Limit letters to 300 words and one per writer per 30 days. column length suggested at 700 words or fewer.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
ELCA Episcopal agreement vote not overwhelming says Decorah pastor
Pastor David H. Andreae of Decorah argues the Denver Assembly approval of the ELCA Episcopal agreement was not overwhelming. He notes 27 votes out of 1,033 and says bishops vested interests skewed the result while warning the church’s unity should rest on faith in Jesus Christ, not episcopal governance.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church In America
ELCA
Denver
Synod
National Assembly
Episcopal Church
Jesus Christ
David H. Andreae
Decorah
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