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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2000
Page
4
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes supporters of a new Veterans Memorial Stadium ran a positive campaign highlighting small taxpayer costs and big benefits. It cautions school bond supporters against shaming stadium backers, noting past defeats on related taxes and urging a focus on concrete community gains to win approval.
The selection of Joseph Lieberman as Al Gore’s running mate triggers controversy over religious faith and the separation of church and state. Critics argue faith should not influence politics while supporters emphasize Lieberman’s sincerity and the need for discussion on barriers to opportunity.
Allan Odell launched Burma Shave with roadside signs inspired by Illinois gas stations. The Odell family started Burma Vita Co. in Minneapolis in the early 1920s, developing Formula No 153 shaving cream and spreading signs along U S Highways 65 and 61 to promote the product.
By 1926 Burma Shave sales jumped from near zero to 68000 as red and white signs along rural Iowa Wisconsin Minnesota roads carried rhyming quips. Allan Odell began writing jingles in 1927 and Grace Odell helped capture nocturnal inspirations. Signs faded with freeways, 1963 sale to Philip Morris, signs removed, memories preserved in books and museums.
Community voters are urged to support Keith Westercamp for another term on the Cedar Rapids Community school board. The candidate highlights competence, district service, and taxpayer accountability from his first term.
A local reader asks for contact options for The Gazette in Cedar Rapids Iowa The inquiry provides a mailing box and contact methods including a fax number and an email address for submissions or inquiries to the newsroom.
Voters are urged to submit letters focusing on concrete proposals and how the candidate will perform in the future. Personal attributes should be minimal. emphasize actionable policies and impact.
A Gazette reader argues tall road ditches and horse weeds obscure intersections. The writer urges county action against roadside weeds including Canadian thistle, and recalls 4 H clubs once asked farmers to trim corn for visibility. The message stresses driver safety and county responsibility.
The piece denounces the killing of Rev. John Kaiser in Kenya and historic murders of church leaders who challenged the government. It links Kaiser’s death to a pattern of state suppression and urges the U.S. to launch an independent probe to uncover the truth and ensure justice.
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