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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 2002
Page
4
The Gazette announces leadership and editorial team roles with Mark Bowden as Executive Editor Jerry Elsen overseeing Editorial Pages Dave Storey as Editorial Board Chairman Scott Swenson as Vice President Advertising and Peg Schmitz as Circulation Director and VP Print Operations.
The piece notes oversized American meals from breakfast to dinner and links obesity rates to BMI figures from the 2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. It urges smaller portions and practical steps like asking for senior or kids portions to curb weight gain and reduce health risks.
Chuck Dunham recalls a Linotype slug reading Marengo Ohio etaoin shrdlu. The tale explains etaoin shrdlu as the two left keyboard rows filling out lines when errors occurred. Chuck says Shrdlu was not a real operator and used his own name to fix faulty lines.
Paige Martino of Cedar Rapids urges the Viola Gibson PTA to reconsider district wide busing rules citing unsafe walking conditions for elementary students. She argues the administration inflates costs and that five Seasons area neighborhoods could be served with no extra expense using existing buses or city partnerships.
Letter writer calls for impeachment if George W. Bush takes the nation into war with Saddam Hussein without a declaration from Congress. The American people must resist an administration seen as plundering resources undermining the Constitution and election laws and threatening liberties.
The Gazette invites readers to send letters up to 300 words. Include name street address and daytime phone number. only your name and hometown will be published. Limit one letter per writer every 30 days. Letters may be edited. Address Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 fax 319 398 5846 email editorial gazettecommunications com
Editorial urges immediate Senate action on TANF reauthorization to avoid expiration and expand education for welfare recipients. The WORK Act, praised across parties, would boost education to help recipients earn degrees, raise child care funding, and keep work requirements while offering flexible time limits for compliant families.
A May 1985 Gazette letter envisioned a Marion Cedar Rapids light rail along the abandoned Milwaukee Road rail bed from Blairs Ferry to west of Center Point Road. The remaining track would link to the Illinois Central line into Cedar Rapids, running past Rockwell Collins. Proponents say light rail could ease traffic, attract tourists, and benefit Collins employees, though rail-to-trails funds are more common than rail transit funds.
The Gazette states it does not vouch for reader letters accuracy or judge opinions. It allows readers to publish corrections or contradictions and provides equal opportunity for publication.
The letter argues against restrictive gun control citing polls showing 60 to 75 percent oppose, praises Attorney General John Ashcroft for defending the Second Amendment, notes a Senate vote to arm airline pilots, and urges voting for Greg Ganske in November to protect gun rights.
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