Gazette Communications Leadership Team List
Mark Bowden is Executive Editor and Jerry Elsen heads Editorial Pages. Dave Storey chairs the Editorial Board. Scott Swenson leads Advertising and Peg Schmitz runs Circulation. GAZETTE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. is led by Joe Hladky as Chairman and Publisher with Chuck Peters as President and COO Ken Slaughter as EVP and CFO.
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Mark Bowden
Jerry Elsen
Dave Storey
Scott Swenson
Peg Schmitz
Editorial: Bush shift to conservation aimed at farm subsidies
The Bush administration proposes cutting subsidies to large grain and cotton farms and shifting toward conservation and stewardship. Lawmakers like Sens. Harkin and Lugar drive a bipartisan push, while critics warn of reduced farm support. The debate centers on reallocating subsidies toward environmental goals and small to mid sized farmers amid post 9 11 fiscal pressures.
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Tom Harkin
D-lown
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Agriculture Committee
House
Larry Combest
Texas
House Agriculture Committee
Associated Press
Harkin
Reuters
New York
Washington
America
New York Times
the Times
American Farm Bureau
Vote Virus Targets Outlook Users in War Vote Hoax
A new computer virus named Vote Virus deletes files and masquerades as a voting program about war policy. It spreads via Outlook emails with the subject Peace between America and Islam and urges recipients to vote to live in peace. Microsoft officials condemn the tactic as despicable and harmful.
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United States
Microsoft
America
Islam
Reuters
Jim Desler
World Trade Center
Understanding jihad and just war in early Islam
The piece explains jihad as struggle toward justice rather than holy war, notes no central Islamic authority, and cites scholars like Moosa and Abou El Fadl on rules of engagement. It discusses martyrdom, proportional warfare, peaceful avenues, and the need for consensus and scholarly guidance.
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Mohammad
Matthew Center
Northwestern University
Institute For the Study of
Africa
Osama bin Laden
Ebrahim Moosa
Duke University
Shahid
Moosa
Aminah McCloud
DePaul University
Khaled Abou el- Fadl
UCLA
Osman Bakar
Georgetown University
Washington
Highway 100 extension sparks bypass confusion in Cedar Rapids
Letter criticizes proposed Highway 100 extension west of Collins Road as a bypass. Argues current corridor, with seven signals on Collins, worsens congestion. Calls for elevated crossings, looped routing, and protection of habitat and endangered species amid planned concrete expansion.
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Collins Road
First Avenue
Edgewood Road
Highway 13
Texas
Cincinnati
Ohio
Kansas City
County Home Road
Cedar Rapids
City aid to Hy-Vee under fire from Gazette editors
Editorials rebuke Finance Commissioner Lyle Hanson over a roughly 1 million dollar city subsidy to Hy-Vee with no protection, arguing for competitive bidding and alternatives like land lease to ensure community service and protect citizens. The piece warns of potential missteps if bankruptcy or changing business needs affect long term service.
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Lyle Hanson
The
Gazette
Hanson
Goss
the Gazette
Gazette invites public letters and guest columns
The Gazette welcomes letters and guest columns addressing public business. All material may be edited and cannot be returned. Writers must include full name signature address and daytime phone. Anonymous submissions are not accepted. 300 word limit per letter, one per writer every 30 days.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
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Stephen Franklin
Noreen Ahmed Ullah
Farid Black
Union Theological Seminary
New York City
Taliban
Afghanistan
Pakistan
Chicago Tribune
Knight Ridder
Tribune Information Services
Slam
Osama
San Antonio
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