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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1998
Page
4
Independent newspaper details its leadership lineup with Joe Hladley as President and Publisher Ken Slaughter as Vice President and Treasurer Dale Larson as Vice President and General Manager Jerry Elsen as Editor of Editorial Pages Mark Bowden as Editorial Board Chairman and Managing Editor.
Editorial argues that lying under oath undermines the justice system and collapses truth in legal actions. It notes the president as chief law enforcer and lawyer, and insists perjury at multiple venues is a grave crime the nation cannot ignore.
The text reviews George C. Wallace’s career from segregationist to ally of Black rights, noting a possible strategic act behind his changes. It highlights his 1963 university stand, multiple presidential runs, 1968 peak, and later self-description as a states rights champion after retirement.
A Friday in Arlington features Matt Drudge showing a WHCA taped clip allegedly from the Oval Office with Clinton in casual wear and a Lewinsky link. The piece questions tape authenticity and possible White House leaks, suggesting further revelations akin to Watergate.
Marie Cocco argues Starr’s four year probe yields a portrait of Clinton as a dirty old man and Lewinsky as a capricious figure. The piece contends the investigation produced little solid criminal case and served to undermine the president rather than prove charges.
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include your name and hometown. address and daytime phone are required but only your name and hometown will appear. Provide contact details via mail or fax or email for submissions.
Readers cite Clinton and Starr in a heated debate. Letters call for resignation, compare the independent counsel to a Trojan Horse, and urge accountability over alleged betrayal of duty. Authors from Tipton, Monticello, Cedar Rapids voice strong partisan views.
A reader notes that poison ivy is not hearty and editorial quips on grammar amuse. The page invites reader feedback as a market place of ideas and highlights a quiz about correct subject verb agreement and word forms.
A letter from Peter Green of Iowa City questions the popularity of malls arguing they are unsightly, noisy, and detaching from communities. He cites Old Capitol Mall as only remotely civilized and wonders why people drive far to shop in such crowded centers.
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