Threeway merger forms Interstate Energy Corp in utilities sector
Cedar Rapids based IES Industries will join Interstate Power Co. of Dubuque and WPL Holdings of Madison in a stock swap creating Interstate Energy Corp. It is the first three way utilities merger and may signal future consolidation as competition and choice enter electricity supply.
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Corbett urged to cap gambling revenue for state needs
The Cedar Rapids Republican Ron Corbett, now the Iowa House speaker, pushes a fiscal plan to cap gambling proceeds for general spending and divert the rest to one time capital projects. He notes the revenue surge from casinos may not last and warns against overreliance on gambling as a steady fund.
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Predictions for the 1990s presidential campaign mania
A speculative montage traces the early chaos of a presidential race. Vivid scenes depict a surreal Iowa caucus, a reporter’s questions, a candidate’s leg crossing, and a surge in polls triggering press scrutiny. The piece riffs on debates, yawns, lawsuits, brokered conventions, and partisan posturing as campaigns unfold.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Keene
N.H
Dole
Hanna-Barbera Cartoon Company
Phil Gramm
Letters to the Gazette on extremism after Rabin’s assassination
A reader argues the political climate nurtures extremists in Israel and links nationalism and religious fervor to violence. The letter cites Yitzhak Amir’s assassination of Prime Minister Rabin and warns that indoctrination suppresses inquiry and tolerance. It calls for confronting religious intolerance and nationalist zeal to prevent further tragedy.
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Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
Israel
Freon controversy debate prompts reader challenges
A letter questions the Nov 5 Home section piece on Freon bans and ozone science. It argues studies are debated, cites volcanic emissions and cow belching as larger chlorine sources, questions the ozone hole link, and suggests alternative UV trends and cost impacts from bans.
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Antarctica
Readers Letters Policy Note for The Gazette
The Gazette presents reader letters with no guarantee of accuracy or value judgment. It allows equal opportunity for contradictions or corrections from other readers in future publications.
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Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites readers to send letters and guest columns on public issues. All submissions may be edited and cannot be returned. Include full name signature address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. Letters longer than 300 words are not guaranteed to run. one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
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Letter defending Audrey Rahn on animal rights stance
A reader defends Audrey Rahn against accusations, insisting she is truthful and Christian, and questions a reverend's portrayal of animals as undeserving of life, urging respect for all creatures as a moral concern.
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Larry Johnson
Audrey Rahn
Audrey
Untidy Language Debates Clarified by Editor
Elizabeth Rutter argues unkempt applies to hair and things beyond. dictionaries list unkempt but not unkept, while velure is rare. the piece also explains regretful versus regrettable and demure versus demur with examples from Cedar Rapids and Iowa City readers.
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Cedar Rapids
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