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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 2000
Page
4
Jerry Elsen is named Editor of Editorial Pages and Mark Bowden serves as Managing Editor and Editorial Board Chairman in the reported leadership changes.
A bipartisan group in Congress proposes repealing the 3 percent excise tax on telephones, dating from 1898 to fund the Spanish American War. The measure argues removal would boost telecom growth and could align with a budget surplus, though passage faces hurdles and uncertain presidential approval.
Iowa City's pedestrian kiosks remain unusable during the week of January 15 with telephones and displays missing. At 53000 each the units should have been delivered and made functional. contractor All American Concrete will redo foundations and reposition phone boxes to aid wheelchair users, as city staff work with local disability groups for ADA compliance.
Essay discusses Tocquevillean exceptionalism and Lipset's view of cultural difference in a globalized world. It argues Americans remain distinct in family dynamics, mobility, belief in self and education, and optimism about wealth, while noting global shifts in manufacturing and attitudes toward equality. The piece contrasts American traits with European norms and notes persistence of American self-perception.
The text argues Molly Ivins is a fictional composite from a secret cabal in Toad Suck Arkansas. It accuses Ivins of fabricating a weekly diatribe to sway voters and mocks her credibility while defending George W. Bush and criticizing Ivins for alleged plagiarism and insults.
A reader argues against cutting funding to the University of Iowa, Iowa State University, and the University of Northern Iowa. They urge full funding of the regents budget and the public health initiative, defending quality education and rural health efforts while challenging tuition rise claims. The letter questions budgeting logic and references past legislative terms.
The author urges full census participation to aid family history research. Census data drive funds and representation, but the key point is that information is sealed for 72 years, with the 1930 Census opening in 2002.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns on public business. Writers must include full name signature full street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published. Letters have 300 word limit with one per writer every 30 days. Columns up to 700 words. Contact Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 email gazedit fyiowa com
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