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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 2002
Page
4
Joe Hindley chairs the firm as Chairman and Publisher while Chuck Peters serves as President and COO and Ken Slaughter acts as Executive Vice President and CFO of the company.
Tom Aller of the Iowa Transportation Commission argues Iowa cannot afford all roads and bridges and calls for prioritizing pivot points and transportation corridors. He notes trails may help some rural towns but warns maintenance will be a challenge, urging careful spending as six corridor projects move forward.
A discussion argues about word choice and meaning in a news sentence. The debate centers on whether verbal commitment is correct and if phrases like incredulous or incredible capture the intended sense.
Narlan Matos of Itaquara Brazil, a 2002 International Writing Program participant at the University of Iowa, describes lifelong inequality from a favela in Sao Paulo to his work shaping education through Art Activists. He recalls Adenilson, childhood friend turned criminal, and advocates art as a tool to steer youth away from violence.
Russell L Fate, a retired United Church of Christ pastor from Iowa City, argues that clergy must relate Scripture to daily ethics and urge peace and justice, encouraging churches to become Just Peace Churches and support a Peace Network while avoiding war over Iraq.
In the Notebook Election 2002 report dated Friday September 20 the piece centers on Greg Ganske and Sen. Tom Harkin. The reader notes a biased lead about Harkin and calls for evenhanded coverage in political reporting.
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material is subject to editing and cannot be returned. Writers must include full name, signature, street address, and daytime phone number. addresses are not published. Limit is 300 words per letter and one letter per writer every 30 days.
Members of the Elgin Volunteer Fire Department threaten to resign unless the City Council dismisses the member who asked their insurer to look into drinking at the station. The fire chief clashed with council, urging a alcohol-free station, while the town supported the firefighters and questioned funding for a private drinking club.
A Cedar Rapids reader argues against the Highway 100 extension citing an $86 million price tag, projected traffic increases on Collins and Edgewood Roads, and potential harm to state preserves. The letter urges redirecting funds to other locally beneficial projects and questions the campaign’s ads.
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