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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1996
Page
4
J P Hladky Jr is identified as Chairman of the Board Directors with Joe Hladky II serving as President and Publisher and Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer in the organization’s leadership roster.
The 61 foot stainless steel Tree of Five Seasons honors Cedar Rapidians past and present. Mayor Lee Clancey lauded donors as two task forces outline riverfront development to tap the community’s resources.
The standoff with the Freemen in Montana appears near resolution after four days of FBI negotiations. James Gritz claims insight into the siege while noting the children aged 8, 10, and 14 are central to the crisis, with reference to past Waco style traps.
A detailed critique argues that riverboat gambling harms the local economy and society. It cites studies and a speech by Robert C. Miller of Muscatine, warning that gambling draws discretionary dollars, creates predatory jobs, and increases problem gambling while offering little tourism or job relief.
Reader laments a May 15 story claiming a gamblers assistance program helps families harmed by casino gambling. He argues casinos extract wealth, harms vulnerable spouses and children, and urges voting against legalization to protect the community. He calls for stance against the encroachment of vice.
A letter from P T Larson questions Evan Hughes the parks commissioner who also acts as a bodyguard for the Cedar Rapids City Council. The writer probes the boundaries between safety and parks duties and calls for a formal meeting to define job-specific roles amid public safety concerns.
Republican Mike Dulaney pitches experience and planning skills for Linn County Board. He cites long range plans with the Linn County Historical Society and radio ownership KMRY as proof of readiness. Voters in Cedar Rapids area urged to back Dulaney on June 4 for progress.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will appear with the Jet Address. Mail Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazette tyiowa infi net.
Vicki Solursh Iowa City urges support for Joe Bolkcom in the June 4 primary voting to back his vision and practical efforts to extend county services to all residents.
Lloyd Kelchen of Edgewood blasts CRP grazing rules as a political stunt in northeast Iowa. The letter argues few farms have fences, wildlife set as 25 percent reduces hay quality, and July 1 haying delays hurt forage. Don Graham Cedar Rapids also comments.
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