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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1997
Page
4
Joe Hladley serves as President and Publisher, Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer, Dale Larson as Vice President and General Manager, Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman, and Mark Bowden as Managing Editor.
Karin Stewart, a 49 year old with a 27 year addiction history, credits United Way agencies and Catherine McAuley Center for Women, NTS and ASAC with giving her housing support and a path to stability. She attends Kirkwood Community College classes while pursuing a social work degree and mentors say she now has purpose and a growing family of support. United Way funds 68 programs at 31 agencies, with a 1998 campaign goal of 5.4 million, urging pledges to help others change their lives.
A series of letters to the Gazette criticizes Rev. Larry Johnson for highlighting Unitarian influence in public schooling. The discussion outlines Unitarians at Harvard since 1805, their secular teaching aims, and clashes with Calvinist views, while contrasting other groups’ motives and citing figures such as Blumenfeld and Keillor.
The Gazette notes it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in reader letters. Contradictions or corrections from other readers may be published and given equal opportunity for inclusion.
Iowa should not open a mourning dove hunting season as the species has been protected since 1914. Doves thrive near people, attract watchful citizens, and cause no crop damage. High wounding rates and misidentification fuel opposition. a national group vows major spending to force a season, urging legislators to reject the idea.
Reader questions Rahn's wildlife stance after her anti hunting column. The letter asserts Iowa DNA manages deer numbers well and condemns animal rights critics. It suggests Rahn would tolerate wild animals near her home and praises current wildlife policies.
Bud Louis of Iowa City blasts Cedar Rapids and Hiawatha for neglecting safe crossing at a school near Hiawatha. He fumes at inaction by city councils, warning the crossing is dangerous and could cost a child their life if not addressed immediately.
The Gazette invites reader letters up to 300 words. Include your name, street address and daytime phone number but only your name and hometown may be published. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via Fax or email as listed.
The Iowa Utilities Board ruled on net metering as legal, yet MidAmerican Energy refuses to implement it. The piece argues small PV and wind projects could ease peak loads, reduce outages, and save future power plant costs, urging legislative action to enshrine net metering despite IOU resistance. Tom Snyder of IRENEW is cited.
Readers condemn the KCRG and The Gazette special report on illegal immigration for using a loaded headline. Critics say the phrase aliens heightens prejudice, misleads audiences, and undermines newsroom credibility.
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