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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 2000
Page
8
The editorial notes a close race after the second presidential debate with Al Gore and George W. Bush trading styles. Gore pressed aggressively while Bush remained calm, but neither delivered a game changing moment. Snap polls kept the race neck and neck as voters weigh leadership over specific policy shifts.
Rush Limbaugh drew fire for mocking Hillary Clinton Madeleine Albright and a 10-year-old Burlington boy who fainted near Al Gore at a Cedar Rapids rally. He replayed the incident and suggested the boy’s distress undermines Gore’s children’s health plan, prompting criticism from allies and critics alike.
Robert M. L. Johnson, who served as mayor of Cedar Rapids, ran for Congress and later secured election to the Iowa House of Representatives, clarifying his political trajectory beyond mayoral duties.
Greer Fry reports on the America Reads program where thousands of volunteers read to elementary students in Cedar Rapids and Marion. The fourteenth event highlights community involvement, literacy benefits, and partnerships among schools libraries and local groups as 13,000 students gain exposure to readers.
Cedar Rapids volunteers from many denominations say the Oct 14 Convoy of Hope at McKinley Middle School offered free groceries without pressuring beliefs. They deny luring or forcing religion and emphasize they share love and compassion as part of their mission. The letter-writer argues about truth and bigotry in ongoing discourse.
A local reader defends school planning, notes two years of study by volunteers, explains ISL and PPEL funding uses including emergency excess. He recalls Edison Schools backed out after ALOT information, and calls for real help for children and affordable child care.
The Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions require writer’s full name signature address and daytime phone. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit per writer per 30 days. Include contact details. mail box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 or fax 319 398 5846 or email gazedit fyiowa com.
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