Editorial Push to Settle Gay Rights Debate for Good
The piece argues that science supports sexual orientation as innate and calls for equal protection under law. It cites Colorado Amendment 2 and court rulings, notes contrasting religious objections, and urges the Supreme Court to settle the issue while eight states consider similar measures. It laments discrimination and urges tolerance and lawful equality.
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Colorado
Denver
Boulder
Aspen
District Court
Colorado Supreme Court
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
Florida
Idaho
Michigan
Missouri
Nevada
Oregon
Washington
Supreme Court
William Erickson
Feeding Frenzy Attacks a Ice Cream Brand Over Illness Claims
An editorial warns that a surge of lawsuits follows reports of illness after consuming a specific ice cream brand. It condemns opportunistic claims while urging fair compensation for genuine harm and criticizing inflated settlements.
Limbaugh as demagogue echoes past media power plays
The piece compares Rush Limbaugh to Father Coughlin, arguing his three hour daily weekday show weaponizes moneyed influence, shaping editorial bias and public opinion. It likens Limbaugh to political figures and warns that big money and media control threaten the two party system and democratic reform.
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Rush Limbaugh
The
Gazette
Limbaugh
Father Charles Coughlin
Father Coughlin
Roosevelt
America
Pearl Harbor
Harold Quick Newton
Gazette letter guidelines emphasize author details and edits
The Gazette outlines letter submission rules including required full name address and daytime phone, non anonymous content, 300 word limit, one letter per writer every 30 days, and subject to editing. It provides mailing and fax addresses Cedar Rapids Iowa and electronic contact methods for submission.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Who Sets Gas Prices In Iowa Retail Pumps
Roy L Rhodes of Shellsburg questions how retail gas prices seem to move in unison across brands and stations in Iowa. He asks whether state laws force uniform pricing, whether wholesale costs vary, and who controls price changes, noting Missouri prices vary and permitting competitive shopping.
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Missouri
Iowa
Roy L. Rhodes Shellsburg
News on demand redefines choice and fragmentation in TV
Analysis argues interactive television tests in Orlando reveal how on demand news could fragment audiences. It discusses effects on attention to urgent issues, advertiser demand, access to network and local news, and the societal burden of selective viewing.
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Los Angeles
World News Tonight
Time-Warner
Orlando
Fla
ABC News
ABC
NBC
John Chancellor
Chancellor
City Mayor urged balanced talks with Cedar Rapids fire officials
In a reader letter, Smith complains about a headline implying Serbousek backs firefighters. He explains he has met individually with firefighters and attended their meetings without the fire chief or management, urging full communication among all parties for citizen benefit.
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Gazette
Serbousek
Cedar Rapids
Right Christmas Cards and Plural Apostrophes
columnist explains how to pluralize names like Ameses and the confusion over offspring versus offsprings while advising couples ordering Christmas cards to simply add s or es without apostrophes and noting common punctuation errors in ads and poetry.
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Carl Kane
New York Times
Ames’s
CIA
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Bob Doles
Newts
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