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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 2000
Page
4
Iowa focus wanes after January in presidential year
The editorial notes post January attention to Iowa with Dick Cheney visiting the Iowa State-Nebraska game in Ames and mentions Al Gore funding Winifred Skinner's cross country. It cites a Washington Post view that the race is close with Bush visiting Iowa and New Hampshire among eight key states. It urges registration and highlights the November 7 vote as decisive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Cheney
Ames
al Gore
Winifred Skinner
Iowa
Washington Post
W. Bush
Cedar Rapids
End running Freedom To Farm bill amid farm relief push
Congress debates farm aid totaling nearly 10 billion this year as weather markets and prices strain farmers. CQ Weekly cautions subsidies clash with the 1996 Freedom To Farm spirit, while Senator Harkin calls to scrap the Act and supporters urge patience for markets to stabilize by 2002 election year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Iowa
Tom Harkin
School board buys site search in suspected conflict of interest
Robert L. Sentman questions the Clear Creek-Amana School Board plan to hire a Coralville Realtor to locate a new elementary school site. He warns of possible developer ties and benefits from TIF districts while urging boundary reviews and cost accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clear Creek-Amana
Coralville
Liberty Gate
Tiffin
Pat Shey’s voting record on Iowa House measures in last session
Pat Shey, candidate in House District 52, backed HF 2229 for abortion information and waiting period which was vetoed. He supported SF 2274 to repeal discriminatory executive orders, HF 2421 on drug paraphernalia, HF 2252 expanding drug possession conviction scope, HF 2437 requiring college admins to inform parents of under 21 alcohol or drug violations, HF 2172 expanding polygraph use in law enforcement, and HF 2473 granting school employee immunity for reporting inappropriate behavior. Critics warn these positions reflect intrusive conservatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Shey
Iowa General Assembly
Senate
Private school choice case stirs Linn-Mar board concerns
The Gazette covered a decision by Linn-Mar Community School District parents to open enroll their freshman daughter into Marion Independent School this fall. The piece questioned whether board members should expose private family schooling choices and suggested the oath of office does not override parental privacy. The editorial tone warned against politicizing private family decisions and urged focus on board service quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Gazette
Linn-Mar
Marion Independent
Iowa
Attacks at Temple Mount Stir Debate on Holy Site Rights
The message argues against violence at the Temple Mount and recalls the 1948 1967 Jordanian control period in Jerusalem. It contrasts mob violence by Arabs and police with similar civil unrest in U S cities and urges government action to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Mount
Wall
Jerusalem
Old City
Ariel Sharon
Los Angeles
Seattle
Gazette invites public letters to editor and guest columns
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public issues. Submissions require writer’s full name, signature, street address and daytime phone. addresses are not published. Include 300-word limit for letters, one letter per writer every 30 days, and send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or via fax or email with full contact details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Voters pick Gore Volvo over Bush Porsche in used-car poll
Autotrader.com poll finds 58 percent prefer Gore as the more trustworthy salesman and 41 percent favor Bush. Gore is likened to a Volvo, Bush to a Porsche 911, highlighting gender gaps and debates impact while noting self-selection limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Williamsould
Autotrader.com
al Gore
George W. Bush
Gore
Bush
Ralph Nader
Autotrader
Naomi Wolf
Volvo
Porsche
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
New Hampshire
Washington
Oregon
New Mexico
Arkansas
West Virginia
the Post
Waterloo
Iowa City
Robert L. Sentman
Coldblooded Wonk
Shey
Ford
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