Gazette leadership lineup and corporate officers
The Gazette announces its top leadership including Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen heading Editorial Pages and Editorial Board Chairman Dave Storey serving as Vice President Scott Swenson as Circulation Director Peg Schmitz as Vice President Print Operations Joe Hladky as Chairman and Publisher Chuck Peters as President and COO Ken Slaughter as Executive Vice President and CFO.
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Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Bush's Idea Shopping Undercuts Bush Policy Unity
Editorial notes a split within George W. Bush's team on Iraq and Saddam Hussein and a dispute among economic advisers on tax cuts. The piece argues the president appears to base decisions on public opinion, contrasting with critics who warned against such tactics.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Bill Clinton
IRS targets rich and complex returns under Rossetti plan
IRS plans more scrutiny of high income returns and offshore credit schemes while auditing fewer overall filings. Commissioner Charles Rossetti says focus on taxpayers earning $100,000 plus will boost fairness, arguing 60 percent of income taxes come from that group.
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Game day littering in Iowa City rails criticism
Mark F. Kamps of Iowa City laments excessive trash after the Iowa State game, urging fans to take responsibility and clean up, noting locals deserve a litter-free environment and calling for better postgame behavior.
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Iowa
Hawkeyes
Ames
Mark F. Kamps
Smokers Urged to Use Car Ashtrays and Respect Public Spaces
Joyce Kuhnle of Marengo argues for banning street and building entryway smoking. She notes drivers flick ashes and butts from cars and others walk into secondhand smoke in entrances, urging smokers to use alleys or back areas.
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Joyce Kuhnle
Marengo
The Gazette Seeks Word Back From Readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. only name and hometown will be published. Send to The Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via Fax 319 398 5846 or email editorial gazettecommunications com.
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Iowa counties show wide income gaps across the state
County incomes in Iowa range from 17305 in Decatur to 32388 in Polk, with Polk Linn Dickinson above the U.S. per-capita figure. Polk Linn Johnson and others exceeded national income in prior years, while 96 of 99 counties were below the state average in 2000. Southern counties lag and small counties form a win-win pattern. Thomas G. Ryan, Cedar Falls, UNI retiree, provides context.
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Leon
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Dickinson
Linn
Johnson
Polk and Linn
Scott
Story
Woodbury
Dubuque
Muscatine
Black Hawk
Pottawattamie
Clinton
Davis
Taylor
van Buren
Wayne
Missouri
Wapello
Ottumwa
Debate on Creationism and Evolution in Science Education
A physicist argues against teaching creationism as science and defends evolution with observed speciation examples. The letter criticizes Cal Thomas’s stance, notes religion and science can coexist, and urges voters to address candidates’ positions on science curricula.
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Cal Thomas
Thomas
Talkorigins.org
Fred Hoyle
Earth
Space
Jonathan G. Sherman
John Paul II
Iowa
Derin A. Sherman
Department of Physics
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Talkorigins. Org
Cobb County
Georgia
America
Landfill Siting Debate Shrinks to Cost and Jobs
In Linn County the Bluestem board faces criticism over process and answers. The Springsted study cites local landfill as cheaper than out of state hauling at 32.13 per ton versus 35.80, saving over 23 million in 40 years. Industry remains job-friendly and waste diversion funded by the landfill.
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Bluestem Solid Waste Agency Board
Bluestem
Linn County
Bluestem Board
Linn County Farm Bureau
Steve McShane
Springville
Denton Seen Best Qualified for Linn County Attorney
Jerry A. Vander Sanden endorses Harold Denton as the best choice for Linn County attorney citing 27 years as a prosecutor and 180 jury trials. Denton’s experience includes handling serious felonies and advising on warrants, with recognition from the Iowa County Attorneys Association.
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Linn County
Harold Denton
Denton
Denver Dillard
Iowa County Attorneys Association
Jerry A. Vander Sanden
Cedar Rapids
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