Gazette leadership roster lists top editors and executives
The Gazette outlines its leadership team with names including Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey as Vice President Advertising Scott Swenson and Peg Schmitz in Circulation. The publication also names Joe Hladky as Chairman and Publisher Chuck Peters as President and COO Ken Slaughter as Executive VP and CFO.
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Scott Swenson
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Gambling survey shows paradoxes in Cedar Rapids casino idea
The Gazette notes a 70 percent call for a referendum on gambling in Cedar Rapids and 58 percent admitting past casino gambling, while experts question if survey answers predict voting. Editorial discusses paradoxes and the lack of political or volunteer support for a riverboat casino near downtown Cedar Rapids.
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Cedar Rapids
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Tennessee
The Gazette Letters Policy and Submission Details
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include full name address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will be published. Address mail to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406. Fax and email options provided with required identifying information. Limit one letter per writer per 30 days. Letters may be edited.
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Misused phrases and wordplay spark reader notes
A collection of reader comments on language quirks and misuses. Items include clarifications of phrases like begs the issue and in lieu of, plus a query about a window company name Pitcher Perfect and a joke about a sore thumb and a new car. Readers propose better wording and share language insights.
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Ginger Hanseau
Election mood stays fixed as events drive 2002 politics
After Sept 11 the 2002 off-year election outlook remains stalled with little shift in GOP or Democratic momentum. Republicans tout Bush leadership while Democrats bank on minorities and professionals. Cited factors include economic anxieties, corporate scandals, and looming budget bills.
Forged Letter Suspected in Gazette Controversy
Cedar Rapids resident Henry Urban says he did not write a Sept. 7 letter attributed to him endorsing a school board candidate. The Gazette confirms a forgery and reviews other unsigned letters not published for similar reasons.
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Cedar Rapids
Urban
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Harkin Questioned As Human Amid Construction Work
The Aug. 23 Gazette quotes Senator Tom Harkin saying it makes him feel human to work with people. He is pictured in shirt sleeves at Washington High School doing a construction job, prompting reflection on whether public figures belong with ordinary citizens.
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Tom Harkin
Washington High School
Iowa tax cuts blamed for budget shortfalls and regressive effects
Voters criticize GOP tax cuts under Branstad and a Republican Legislature, arguing they erode state revenues, shift burden to property taxes, and favor special interests. The writer contends the regime moved from progressive to regressive taxes while urging residents to consider these impacts in an election year.
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Robert Ray
Terry Branstad
Iowa
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R-Rowley
Rehberg
Tom Vilsack
Cedar Rapids casino idea could aid city finances
Local readers advocate a Cedar Rapids casino to create jobs increase state revenue and raise property taxes to ease homeowners burdens for ice rink and baseball stadium costs. Proponents note tourism from out of town could boost hotels and compare Tama to illustrate potential traffic and revenue. They urge Kazimour and Piersall to push the plan to a ballot.
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Jim Piersall
Cedar Rapids
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Calls to curb leaving children unattended in parked cars
Cedar Rapids reader Holly Hanson asks stores to post reminders in parking lots about the danger of leaving kids in vehicles after witnessing two incidents in August. She urges laws against leaving children alone in cars.
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Holly Hanson
Cedar Rapids
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