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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1998
Page
4
Joe Hindley serves as President and Publisher while Ken Slaughter is named Vice President in a corporate leadership note highlighting the two executives.
The Linn County pilot program will require law enforcement to report first time runaways to Foundation II for counseling and remedies. Chronic runaways can be held 48 hours if space allows at Foundation II or the Youth Shelter, funded by a $125000 state grant.
Letter argues blaming an entire group for two violent acts is wrong and dangerous. It urges treating others with respect, upholding free speech, and addressing violence without broad generalizations, stressing justice for perpetrators and adherence to shared values.
The statement at the forum linking promotion of a lifestyle to death reflects dangerous hatred toward a group. The Gazette editorial on Iowa values and civility is criticized as complacent. The piece condemns moral religious bigotry and points to risks of persecution and murder.
James R. Kane of Cedar Rapids argues in a letter that a local elected official faced a nonchargeable affair accusation and apology while criticizing Washington's Congress for wasted money and partisan investigations, asserting broader misconduct among officials.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include your name, street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will publish. Send to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via FAX 398-5846 or email gazette fyiowa com.
A Cedar Rapids letter argues for charter schools as honest reform, praising Jim Lightfoot’s education stance, criticizing ISEA tactics, and envisioning independent public schools run by teachers, principals, and families with reduced bureaucratic control. It notes Clinton’s charter school support and urges frontline classroom focus.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in letters. It allows equal opportunity for corrections or contradictions from readers in future publications.
The Crossville murder of state senator Tommy Burks amid a re election bid sparks calls for civility in campaigns. Byron Looper faces first degree murder charges as voters confront brutal tactics, misinformation, and apathy fueling distrust in democracy. The column also notes eerie political violence cases elsewhere and urges accountability.
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