Fat slants and hyphenated names in the news
A columnist muses on Onnie Campbell and other figures in the press while poking fun at weight education campaigns. He notes hyphenated names in psychiatric reporting and critiques a Kenner line of Savage Mondo Blitzers with risqué names. Mike Deupree’s Gazette column runs in The Gazette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry Branstad
Fat
Campbell
Washington, D.C
Kenner Products
Hasbro
Savage Mondo Blitzers
Kenner
Cityline Update Line Opens for Instant News Bits
Citywide newsroom channels offer real time briefings for hot stories. Viewers can access fast summaries by dialing Cityline and selecting category 2500 for the latest developments.
Bright Air Brilliant Fire on the Mind
Gerald Edelman, a neurobiology chairman at Scripps in La Jolla, argues the brain is not hard wired like a computer and synaptic connections vary widely among individuals. He contends higher order consciousness and the soul remain elusive, with vast neuronal networks complicating precise counts. Alex Raksin reports in the Los Angeles Times Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neurobiology
Scripps Institute
San Diego
la Jolla
Gerald Edelman
Edelman
Alex Raksin
Los Angeles Times
Community Events and Activities Highlights April 2
Local calendar lists events from libraries, antique show, flea markets, and lectures. Includes Friends of Hiawatha Library book sale at 350 West Clark Street, Glandorf Antique Show at Westdale Mall, and Spring Rummage at Ellis Community Center. Also notes lectures at Coe College Mount Mercy and Luther College venues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of the Hiawatha Public Library
West Clark St
Antiques Glandorf
Westdale Mall
Ellis Community Center
Ellis Blvd
U.s.’S
Ramakrishna Vaitheswaran
Hickok Hall
Duncan Ferguson
The
Presbyterian Church U
Gage Union
Deborah Boardman
Warde Hall
Mount Mercy College
San Salvador
Bahamas
Jim Eckblad
Luther College
Center For Faith and Life
Decorah
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Onnie Campbell
Iowa
Mike Doonesbury
Opin
Massachusetts
Margaret Bean-Bayog
Bean-Bayog
Hermione Heiden
Mike Deupree
the Gazette
Dagzi
Mr. Gruenfeid
Gerald M. Edelman
Publisher
Basic
Princess Marquise
Marquise
Siebke Hoyt
Siebke Hoyt Jewelers
Cornell
Mimi Holmes
Armstrong
Cornell College
Mount Vernon
Jimmy Higgins
Penguins Comedy Club
First Ave. SE
Kevin Ecker
Earth Savers
Steve Pric
Cityline
TELUS
Joe Brisben
Storm Cellar
Washington St
Iowa City
Holiday Ranch
Minneapolis
Dante’s Lounge
Centennial Union
Linn County Health Department
13Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Econo Foods East
51St St
Linn County Emergency Planning Committee
Cedar Rapids Central Fire Station
Third St
Marion City Council
Xtra Life
DuPonti
Champ B
Hank
Evans-Black
XtraLife
Kenwood Fiouse Interiors
First Ave. S.E
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