Local Newspaper Leadership Roster Highlights Key Editors and Executives
Joe Hladky III serves as key figure, with Ken Slaughter as President and Publisher, Dale Larson as Vice President and Treasurer, Kerry Elsen as Vice President and General Manager, Mark Bowden guiding editorial pages and serving as Editorial Board Chairman, and the Managing Editor also named among top staff. The listing outlines leadership roles shaping daily operations and editorial direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Hladky III
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Kerry Elsen
Iowa Tax Cuts and Surplus Skepticism Ahead of Next Year
Editorial reflects on Speaker Corbett and Gov Branstad talking up more tax cuts after a 1995 cut, questioning if revenue surpluses guarantee future prosperity. It notes Iowa’s cash reserves and potential for a continued surplus, while warning of enduring slumps and political incentives to cut taxes.
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OWA
HOUSE
Ron Corbett
Cedar Rapids
Terry Branstad
Corbett
Iowa
Branstad
General Assembly
Senate
Dole weighs 15 percent tax cut amid skepticism
The Times reports Dole may endorse a 15 percent tax cut to spur growth, with advisers noting growth after state cuts. Some Republicans fear debt. others push savings incentives like IRAs and 401(k)s. Critics warn against deeper deficits and stress balanced budgeting.
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Bob Dole
Dole
Steve Forbes
Ross Perot
Perot
New Jersey
New York Times
Congress
Spencer Abraham
R.mich
the Times
Washington
Des Moines
Chicago Tribune
Bear hunt wish sparks ethics debate in Make A Wish case
The Gazette letters criticize a 17 year old seeking a Kodiak bear hunt as a dying wish, arguing it demeans Make A Wish ethics while praising a New Mexico story of seven year old Juliette Harris who chose rabies testing over killing a cub. They commend Juliette's compassion and condemn Erik Ness's stance.
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Alaska
Erik Ness
New Mexico
Juliette Harris
Deadline Today For Primary Election Letters
Citizens must submit letters to The Gazette’s editorial department by noon today regarding the June 4 primary. Shorter submissions have a better chance of publication.
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The
Gazette
Gun talk and gambling tease Cedar Rapids letter to editor
A Cedar Rapids reader blasts gun use in local safety debates and urges leaving policing to authorities. The letter argues residents gamble in many forms and urges personal choice while defending community casino interests.
Global warming debate and misgivings on greenhouse effect
A reader questions the greenhouse theory citing unusually cold May weather and recalls Science News ideas on carbon dioxide boosting plant growth. The letter references Le Chatelier, photosynthesis, a 1965 CO2 greenhouse experiment, Xinjiang oil reserves, and a fatal car incident involving catalytic converters.
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Iowa
California
Science
le Chatelier
National Geographic
Xinjiang
United States
Fred Schantz
Mensa
Hampton
Cedar Rapids council urged to seek public support before casino lease
The editorial argues that offering a business a location in exchange for removing the first four million of yearly take shows partnership, not neutrality. It urges Cedar Rapids to require the gambling cartel to gauge public opinion first and, if broad support exists, to renegotiate a lease.
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Evan Hughes
Cedar Rapids
OK Corral
M.L. Croy
T. J. Neenan Pushes Candidacy for Linn County Supervisor
Democrats set next Tuesday to choose two candidates for Linn County supervisor with T. J. Neenan highlighted as a qualified, hardworking former Center Point mayor who cut expenditures while increasing taxpayer value. He campaigned door to door in Mount Vernon and Lisbon and seeks to serve Linn County residents.
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Linn County
T.J. Neenan
T.J
Mount Vernon
Lisbon
Center Point
Gazette accepts reader letters for publication
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name address and daytime phone. only your name and hometown will appear with the letter. Mail to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or fax 398-5846 or email gazette fyiowa.infi.net.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
California phonics debate resurfaces in education policy
A column champions phonics over whole language, citing California’s poor reading rankings and HISD studies. It argues for a return to systematic phonics, parental school choice, and pressure on Clinton and Dole to endorse phonics reform, accusing unions and NEA of blocking progress.
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California
Louisiana
Houston
Texas
Jack Pikulski
International Reading Association
University of Delaware
William Raspberry
Opportunities Committee
U.S. House of Representatives
America
Raspberry
GOP
Bob Dole
Dole
Clinton
National Education Association
NEA
Mary Lord Beasley
South Carolina
Susan Allen
Virginia
Laura Bush
Four ways to use words debated by Ted Kubicek
The column surveys common usage debates and quotes Ted Kubicek on word choice. It discusses whether to correct quotes, prefer cleaner phrasing, and how to apply fewer versus less. It cites examples from politics sports and journalism to illustrate language decisions.
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Ted Kubicek
Farrakhan
Ted
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Make
Juliette
Deadline
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Nunemaker
Cal Thomas
Los Angeles Times Syndicate
Webster
Mrs. Kubicek
Carl Kane
Free Lance
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