Editorial: Congress Probe Repeats Entertainment Row
The Senate Commerce Committee questions industry leaders over marketing to youths amid a FTC report. Executives mostly decline to testify as tensions flare during an election year. Repeated pattern suggests limited reform while industry hopes to lure younger audiences.
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Boy Scouts
Congress
Jack Valenti
Motion Picture Association of America
Disney
Senate Commerce
Greenspan under Spotlight Yet Fed Role Remains Shared
Reuters notes Greenspan's fame and Wall Street praise while observers urge caution. Analysts emphasize Fed decisions come from multiple voting members, not a single man, and warn about overreliance on one figure even as public affection borders on irrational exuberance.
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Alan Greenspan
Reuters News Service
Federal Reserve
Wall Street
Greenspan
Federal Open Market Committee
Reuters
Fed
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Volcker
Pbs-Tv
Volcker
Repeal push over Cedar Rapids sexual orientation law
Casey Parker and Laurie Bergren respond to Larry Johnson urging repeal of the city ordinance. They defend anti-discrimination protections for gay people, criticize Johnson’s rhetoric, and praise local leaders for upholding inclusive policies.
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Larry R. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Iawa
Johnson
Supreme Court
Sixth Circuit
Equality Foundation
Cincinnati
Stevens
Souter and
Ginsberg
Romer
Evans
Colorado
God
Larry Johnson
Laurie Bergren
Casey Parker
Hiawatha
Gazette letter policy invites 300 word submissions
The Gazette invites readers to submit letters up to 300 words. Include your name hometown street address and daytime phone number. Only name and hometown will be printed, with address box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or contact by fax or email.
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Gazette
the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Support GOP and suffer consequences
A persuasive list urging readers to vote Republican on issues from stem cell research to taxes and social programs. It promotes opposition to abortion rights, background checks, campaign finance reform, and social programs while advocating for right wing Supreme Court justices and tax policies.
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Supreme Court
Newt Gingrich
Bill Clinton
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Note
The Gazette states it does not guarantee accuracy of letters or judge opinions. It notes readers may submit contradictions or corrections for equal publication consideration.
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Heart wars in local medical care billboard debate
A reader questions billboard rhetoric from St. Luke's promoting heart care and argues both St. Luke's and Mercy Medical Center offer equal cardiac services. They urge honesty over politics, noting open heart surgery is the sole unique offering and billboard spending should go to patient care.
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First Avenue
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Luke’s
St. Luke's
Mercy Medical Center
Charitable offer by Terex questioned over Iowa Steel site
A local critic questions Terex and Terex's partner actions at the Iowa Steel site. Reports say Terex would donate land to St. Wenceslaus Church, enabling repayment of 450 000 of a 500 000 CEBA loan, while the church lends to the city. The writer questions the remaining 50 000 loan and Terex's claimed community help.
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Terex
St. Wenceslaus Church
CEBA
City
St. Wenceslaus
Iowa Steel
Craig Stump Emerges as Linn County Supervisor Candidate
Two Cedar Rapids residents praise Craig Stump as an experienced social worker and advocate for the elderly and disabled. They cite his fiscal sense, firsthand knowledge of human services needs, and commitment to listening to differing ideas ahead of the November 7 election.
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Linn County
Craig Stump
Craig
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Board of Supervisors
Linn
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