Florida 2000 Florida vote study highlights ballot flaws
The media consortium’s post election audit suggests 175000 Floridians faced ballot design flaws and outdated recording tech. It notes potential Bush win tied to Supreme Court action and hints at broader reform needs as 2004 looms.
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White House
Bush
al Gore
Gore
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U.S. Supreme Court
New York Times
Wall Street Journal
Washington Post
CNN
Three Cedar Rapids volunteers named Child Advocates
Henry Davison John Tursi and David Griffin received Alternative Services 2001 Child Advocate Awards for creating positive community touchstones. Davison built the H D Youth Center offering weekend safe space and weekday meals, Tursi expanded Boys & Girls Club outreach, and Griffin founded the Young Artists Festival growing to 3000 students. Each earned honors for selfless, impactful service inspiring local youth.
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Child Advocate
Henry Davison
H.D
Davison
Children’s Voice
John Tursi
Boys & Girls Club
Cedar Rapids
Ellis Blvd
Tulsi
David Griffin
McKinley Middle School
Griffin
I Fly Angry Now A Personal Flight After Sept 11
A first person account describes how the author’s view of air travel changed after September 11 2001. The piece details heightened vigilance distrust of screeners pilots and fellow passengers and the emotional toll of flying in a world where terrorism reshaped daily routines. It contrasts guilt about profiling with the necessity of vigilance and argues that people must continue to fly to resist evil. The narrator recalls traveling from Chicago to Champaign and notes encounters with a University of Illinois student while stressing ongoing caution in airports.
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Kansas City
Chicago
Raleigh-Durham
Cleveland
Hartford
Champaign
World Trade Center
American Airlines
Queens
Ill
Rethink sick leave before next state financial crisis
Joe Segreti of Iowa City urges reform to save state funds by ending retirement payments for unused sick leave and stopping trading sick days for vacation. He argues emphasis on genuine sick leave and stricter oversight to curb misuse could reduce layoffs and service cuts during fiscal strain.
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University of Iowa
State Board of Regents
Joe Segreti
Iowa City
Gazette editors rail after city elections loses
In two editorials after the November vote the Gazette denounces the result and readers, questions the defeated incumbents, and urges patience for the new council. It notes Paul Pate and Wade Wagner now hold more experience than predecessors and asks editors to stop negative commentary.
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Paul Pate
Lee Clancey
Wade Wagner
Dale Todd
Todd
Gazette
Clancey
Evans
Pate
Wagner
David Zahn
Zahn
The Gazette letter policy details submission rules
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name, street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown appear in print. Submissions go to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or by fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Rapids Elects All-White All-Male City Council
A reader comments on the city council election noting the historic lack of diversity and expressing mixed pride in local governance while adopting a sharp, personal tone about social progress and personal plans.
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Cedar Rapids
Wade Wagner: more than folksy farm news anchor
From sources inside The Gazette and beyond, Wade Wagner is praised for deep farming knowledge and cultural interest. A former KGAN farm reporter, he earned two National Agriculture Oscars and spoke to thousands of Iowans. He filmed in China, Brazil, Japan, Poland, Germany, Switzerland, and traveled seven times to the U.S.S.R. to document farm life before glasnost.
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Wade
China
Brazil
Japan
Poland
Germany
Switzerland
General Mills
Quaker Oats
Cargill
National Oats
Tait Cummins
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Kevin Collins, Marion
Nancy Evans
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