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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1998
Page
4
Joe Hladky as President and Publisher, Ken Slaughter as VP and Treasurer, Dale Larson as VP and General Manager, and Mark Bowden as Managing Editor leading the newsroom and operations.
The Gazette reports rural Iowa resents road maintenance strain despite intermodal plans. Linn County roads stretch 1 200 miles of secondary routes with 300 paved, 850 rock, 50 mud. 300 bridges and 2 500 culverts. Residents demand paving and funding as winters worsen wear.
In Iowa and nationwide teen pregnancy affects all communities. The piece cites 1996 Iowa births to teen mothers and Linn County figures, discusses consequences such as dropping out, poverty, and limited education, and urges parent child dialogue and local resources led by Matt Majeski of Young Parents Network Cedar Rapids.
Local readers debate funding community projects in Cedar Rapids and Appleton. Critics urge private donations before any sales tax, citing private stadiums, subsidies, and political stances.
Nutrition expert Peggy Gentry-Van Laanen notes consumer groups resist food irradiation due to nuclear fears but says foods do not become radioactive and leave no residual radiation. Jason Fitzgerald counters that irradiation creates deadly radioactive waste and urges thorough cooking to avoid risks.
A Cedar Rapids reader criticizes The Gazette and KCRG-TV for a Mother's Day promoted series on area victims of violent deaths. The letter questions the timing, sensitivity to survivors, and the need for sensationalist journalism during sweeps.
Reader condemns coverage praising a heroin dealer tied to Nepal aid claims. Calls for focus on victims and law enforcement, not sensational firsts or personal profiles, urging obscurity and harsher probation denial.
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include your name street address and daytime phone number. only your name and hometown will be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazette fyiowa infi.net.
A Cedar Rapids resident laments tall weeds along Collins Road and Edgewood Road and urges city crews or outsourcing to restore pride. The letter urges action each spring and summer, noting unsightly boulevards and dumped clippings as signs of neglect.
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