en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/616278 Comments by Chris_Edwards http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/09/02/live-blog-2nd-quarter-of-northern-illinois-iowa-state-football#IDComment96685279 Thanks Mike! Fri, 3 Sep 2010 02:03:32 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/09/02/live-blog-2nd-quarter-of-northern-illinois-iowa-state-football#IDComment96685279 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/27/johnson-county-supervisors-cameraman-arrested-during-meeting#IDComment95564061 God love Tracy Morgan. That was an underrated bit. Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:44:40 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/public-safety/2010/08/27/johnson-county-supervisors-cameraman-arrested-during-meeting#IDComment95564061 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/05/13/corbett-steers-leftover-campaign-cash-to-gazette-ad-on-%e2%80%98accomplishments%e2%80%99#IDComment75424919 Interesting thread and is usually part of an ongoing debate internally (both for the Gazette and KCRG). Kind of cool to have it out in public for a change. I oversee the sales effort at the company, so feel free to shoot those arrows my way. As to the ethical journalism question, I'd like to know what folks think would be a better way to have handled this. Here were the options as I saw them: A. He submits a "letter to the editor" which could possibly be run for free. Public could view this as allowing elected official to use us as a pulpit for his own agenda for free. Paying advertisers who have views contrary to elected official would have grounds for complaint of us discriminating. B. He submits a paid ad as would any other entity wishing to communicate their own agenda. Public could percieve this as elected official 'paying' for endorsement or other favorable treatment as mentioned above. C. We refuse to run the "letter to the editor" and don't take the ad. Elected official and the public could percieve this as censorship or news filtering, and themselves cite unethical journalism. If you were us, what would you do? Fri, 14 May 2010 14:53:43 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2010/05/13/corbett-steers-leftover-campaign-cash-to-gazette-ad-on-%e2%80%98accomplishments%e2%80%99#IDComment75424919 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64839476 Chuck Norris does not go hunting because that implies a chance of failure. Chuck Norris goes killing. Tue, 30 Mar 2010 14:20:05 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64839476 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64714836 Google won't search for Chuck Norris because it knows you don't find Chuck Norris, he finds you. LOL. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:38:03 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64714836 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64655637 Superman sleeps in Chuck Norris pajamas. Mon, 29 Mar 2010 14:13:56 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/statewide-news/2010/03/29/chuck-norris-to-campaign-for-vander-plaats-in-cedar-rapids#IDComment64655637 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64084447 Thank you. This was the info in which I was interested. No matter what your position, that stuff is unacceptable, particularly the rep from Ohio. Sad state of affairs. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:43:51 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64084447 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64048617 While I appreciate the invitation to the wild goose chase, the first three articles I read do not mention any threats originating from anyone on the "right". I guess as a person who interested in learning more about the issue, I will continue to learn more about the issue on my own. I will, however, restate my request for anyone here to provide links describing threats to the president specifically coming from those identifying themselves as conservative or "right". Ironically, I did find one article that described a death threat against Scott Baio made by a self identified Republican. The threat was in response to a joke made about Mrs. Obama. Figure that one out. Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:23:14 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64048617 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64040347 Ann, any chance you could provide a link showing the death threats from the right? Or, are you simply fear-mongering as the right is often accused? Thu, 25 Mar 2010 14:13:14 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2010/03/25/extensive-coverage-of-obamas-visit-to-iowa-city-tomorrow#IDComment64040347 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/01/25/you-be-my-boss-for-two-minutes#IDComment53933948 UNI is the basketball story in this state right now. Drake might be the hottest team in the state right now. It's an hour away. A change of pace will be good for you. The improving-on-horrid team to the south will still be there for you in February. Maybe you could do a human interest piece on why Eglseder is doing a tribute to Neil Young with that hair this year... Tue, 26 Jan 2010 13:58:58 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2010/01/25/you-be-my-boss-for-two-minutes#IDComment53933948 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/iowa-state-cyclones-sports/2010/01/06/live-coverage-iowa-state-vs-duke-tonight#IDComment50728027 I can only carry on one crusade at a time tVogel, one crusade at a time... :) Thu, 7 Jan 2010 00:59:14 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/iowa-state-cyclones-sports/2010/01/06/live-coverage-iowa-state-vs-duke-tonight#IDComment50728027 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2009/10/25/hlas-column-what-a-weekend-for-joy-coated-state-of-iowa#IDComment40684521 Two great moments: The first was sitting at the 50 yard line in the middle of all the big Husker boosters when Smith picked off the pass to seal the game and being the only one in an entire section jumping up and down. The second was being on the cell phone with my wife at the Horseshoe in Council Bluffs when Iowa scored the touchdown. The entire casino went crazy and my wife asks, "What in the heck is going on over there?". She couldn't hear me over the crowd for probably 10 full seconds. Mon, 26 Oct 2009 11:36:06 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/blogs/the-hlog/2009/10/25/hlas-column-what-a-weekend-for-joy-coated-state-of-iowa#IDComment40684521 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2009/10/14/council-oks-cameras-contract-to-catch-traffic-scofflaws#IDComment38826885 Two comments: 1. Can anyone provide statistics on either reduced traffic accidents (or increased) in other communities where these have been installed? This would seem to be a more relevant and objective way to look at this than simply telling anecdotal stories about being broadsided or crying about tyrannical taxation. 2. Let's assume for a second that this is indeed a pure play revenue generator, wouldn't you rather have that than having the city up property taxes by 3/4 of a million? Even if I get wrongly ticketed one time a year, that is still going to be less than what my property taxes would have been otherwise. Hopefully someone can come up with the safety stats to take this conversation one way or the other. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:21:17 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/2009/10/14/council-oks-cameras-contract-to-catch-traffic-scofflaws#IDComment38826885 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/iowa-hawkeyes/2009/09/06/trice-rarely-right-for-ferentz%e2%80%99s-hawkeyes#IDComment33637093 Er, Craig Campbell? Tue, 8 Sep 2009 13:16:18 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/sports/iowa-hawkeyes/2009/09/06/trice-rarely-right-for-ferentz%e2%80%99s-hawkeyes#IDComment33637093 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/2009/08/26/has-higher-drinking-age-created-its-own-problems#IDComment32171655 So what is the answer? Does anyone have any ideas? How about once you graduate high school - you are now eligible to drink regardless of age? Sort of like a fishing license (drinking license?). What other ideas are out there? Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:10:30 +0000 http://oldgo.gazlab.com.php5-15.dfw1-1.websitetestlink.com/local-news/2009/08/26/has-higher-drinking-age-created-its-own-problems#IDComment32171655 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2009/08/20/cedar-rapids-leaders-we-were-wrong-on-tax-abatement-period#IDComment31495584 If I understand you correctly, then you would be ok with no fire, police, park & rec, street maintencance, public health, etc. You would rather not be taxed and somehow pay a series of private vendors to provide this? Schools would also have to be completely private, which would mean a significant portion of the city's children wouldn't go to school because they couldn't afford it. I wonder what Cedar Rapids would look like in 15 years under this system. Do you suppose your island of totally owned land would be worth as much as you paid for it? Interesting. Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:42:29 +0000 http://gazetteonline.com/local-news/government/2009/08/20/cedar-rapids-leaders-we-were-wrong-on-tax-abatement-period#IDComment31495584