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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1997
Page
4
Due Hladley named publisher and president with Ken Slaughter as vice president treasurer Dale Larson as vice president general manager Jerry Elsen as editor of editorial pages and Mark Bowden as editorial board chairman and managing editor.
Gazette editors call Senate maneuvering petty bipartisan politics. They fault Sen. Jesse Helms for blocking Weld’s ambassadorial hearing and criticize Daschle for scrapping Grassley’s prostate cancer hearing, noting witnesses and doctors who traveled to testify.
Columnist Si Frumkin notes a lasting trend toward darker themes in Broadway musicals. From Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Oklahoma and Carousel to Sondheim’s modern works, early pioneers shaped a tradition of grim plots, while Evita and Les Miserables epitomize contemporary somber narratives.
Robert Reno argues Turner's 1 billion donation to the United Nations is eccentric yet admirable. He notes the UN's broad funding base and questions the impact on Turner's legacy while contrasting with endowments to hospitals and Ivy leagues. The piece critiques philanthropy amid rising private wealth. dan ental
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art directors thank Chip Hughes Arnie Kluber and Pete Post for leading a summer streetscape and landscaping project. The effort ties the museum to a landscaped downtown and signals stronger city connection as trees mature. Executives Donald Bartlett Doe and Roger Stone signed the note.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette invites letters and guest columns addressing public business. Submissions must include the writer’s full name signature full street address and daytime phone number though addresses are not published. No anonymous letters. 300 word limit per writer per 30 days. Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 FAX 319 398 5846 email gazette fylowa infi net including full name address and phone.
In a Sept 11 column Rick Rystrom argues Hiawatha's tax incentive financing shifts costs to Marion and local taxpayers. He details a $77,500 five year TIF rebate to move a Marion industry to Hiawatha, with bond debt reducing street funds and potential further annexation to cover shortfalls.
Si Frumkin of Studio City, Calif., chairman of the Southern California Council of Soviet Jews, reflects on Ragtime and its reception. He contrasts classic MGM musicals with modern shows and questions the portrayal of heroes and villains in the stage and book versions.
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