Gazette names Bowden Elsen Storey editors and executives
The Gazette announces leadership changes with Mark Bowden as executive editor Jerry Elsen directing editorials Dave Storey chairing the editorial board Scott Swenson overseeing advertising Peg Schmitz directing circulation Joe Hladky chairing the publisher Chuck Peters president and COO Ken Slaughter EVP CFO.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Protecting Gay People Gains Iowa Civil Rights Support
The Iowa Civil Rights Commission voted 6-1 to expand the state civil rights law to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation. The move, backed by the panel amid a worker shortage, signals a push for inclusion though lawmakers may resist changes. The piece argues protecting gays and lesbians is the right move regardless of political hurdles.
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Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Commission
Senate
House
Adams biographer omits and corrects paired sentences
A reader notes two pairings of sentences by an Adams biographer. The first pair concerns submerged bodies and tense agreement in media reliability testing. The second argues about proper qualifiers and word placement in John Adams related prose.
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Natalie
Iowa
David McCullough
John Adams
The Gazette Seeks Letters From Readers On Public Matters
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters or guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include the writer’s full name signature address and daytime phone number. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit. one letter per writer every 30 days.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mayor Courage Highlighted at United We Stand Festival
A reader praises Mayor Clancey for swift crisis leadership after a Cedar Rapids tragedy. notes her actions from convening officials to blood donation and prayer vigil. The letter cites Col. Robert King and Navy presence, plus the charity motorcycle ride supporting Alternative Services' girls treatment program.
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Freedom Festival
Robert King
Franklin D. Roosevelt
U.S. Navy
Bush
Rudy Giuliani
Clancey
Emergency Management Agency
Red Cross
Cedar Rapidians
Team Navy
United We
Alternative
FDR
Debate Over Highway 100 Extension in Cedar Rapids
City leaders and local business groups back a west and south extension of Highway 100 from Edgewood Road to Highway 30 citing regional connectivity. Opponents argue no local traffic problem exists, warning the project bypasses Northwest Cedar Rapids and could drain commerce from Edgewood Road and Westdale Mall.
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Chamber of Commerce
Edgewood Road
Highway 30
Westdale Mall
Arts center CSPS deserves more Gazette attention
Patrick Muller of Hills urges The Gazette to highlight CSPS Cedar Rapids based arts center marking its 10th anniversary. He notes CSPS hosts visual art exhibitions, performances, concerts, theater, political speakers and partners with local schools and cultural groups, shaping revitalization and tourism in Cedar Rapids.
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Legion Arts/CSPS
CSPS
Cedar Rapids
McLeod Busse Imax Dome
Courteous bikers urged on Sac & Fox Trail ride
A horseback rider urges cyclists to slow and announce passes on the Sac and Fox Trail. The writer notes dangers from bikes and unleashed dogs, urging considerate riders to use caution near horses and barbed wire fences.
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Sac & Fox
Fire on terrorists sparks call for harsher punishment
The writer from Belle Plaine argues for reintroducing firing squads to reflect national sentiment after a terrorist act, claiming liberal opponents would protest the death penalty and urging swift, severe justice.
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Washington
Fred Fredericks
Belle Plaine
Gazette Deadline for Letters on Iowa Municipal Primary
The Gazette asks for letters to the opinion department about Iowa Oct 9 municipal primary elections to reach by noon Wednesday Oct 3. Shorter letters have better odds and preference is for proposing ideas or policies rather than discussing candidates personal attributes.
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Gazette
Farms fall to communism
Brad Wilson argues in the Sept 15 Gazette that 1970s Department of Agriculture warnings against saving failing farms were ignored. He says current trends mirror collectivization through bankruptcy or government and big business control, framing it as a march toward world government.
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Brad Wilson
Department of Agriculture
ADM
Cargill
Heinz
Investment options in retirement outside Social Security
The text argues that people can and should invest for retirement through existing vehicles like IRAs SRAs SEP IRAs 403b and 401k plans. It condemns privatization schemes as paternalistic and favors keeping Social Security intact while allowing broader private investment within current retirement programs.
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Big Brother
Reader complains row about Jacquelyn Mitchard column
A reader objects to a Mitchard column noting missing Irving Berlin songs in a friend’s list and laments absence of Christmas and patriotic numbers on radio and TV. The letter cites favorites like White Christmas Always God Bless America America the Beautiful and Tonight We Love as soulful selections.
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Irving Berlin
America
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