Kingston Trio revival offers safe nostalgic contrast to rock glare
Bob Greene notes Capitol rereleasing Kingston Trio CDs, praising their benign folk charm as a comforting, non threatening option amid modern hard rock. He recalls band members Nick Reynolds Cave Guard and Bob Shane, their sea shanties and whaling songs, and jokes about their laundry list of album titles. The column preserves Greene’s playful tone as he champion’s the Trio over Garth Brooks for solace in a restless era.
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Public Enemy
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Kingston Trio
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Bob Shane
John Stewart
Texas Plains
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Phi Delt
America
Capitol Records
Bay of Mexico
Tom Dooley
Hungry i
Atlantis Lands After Earth Observation Shuttle Mission
NASA technicians inspect Atlantis after a dawn landing at Kennedy Space Center ending a nine day Earth observation mission. The crew earned praise from Goldin and Mission Control while scientists from seven countries prepare to analyze unprecedented data on Earth’s atmosphere and ozone.
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NASA
Atlantis
Cape Canaveral
Fla
ASA
Spaceport
Earth
Kennedy Space Center
Mission Control
Sidney Gutierrez
Daniel Goldin
Marsha Torr
IRS reports 111 billion in back taxes with only a quarter collectible
IRS figures show a backlog of 111 billion dollars in unpaid federal taxes with only about 29 billion considered collectible. Most of the remainder stems from erroneous assessments insolvency and personal hardship. Business taxes and penalties drive the bulk of the arrears with indictments planned for April 15.
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IRS
Jim Luther
Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Peterson
Congress
Sen
John Glenn
Dohio
Department of Justice
Iowa sales tax expansion information hotline and permit contact
Information on the state's 4 percent sales tax expansion available via the Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance hotline at 1 800 367 3388. Businesses needing a sales tax permit should contact the department's taxpayers services section, PO Box 10457 Des Moines Iowa 50306 0457.
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Iowa Department of Revenue and Finance
Taxpayers Services
Des Moines
Iowa
Friends of the Hiawatha Library Book Sale Event
The Friends of the Hiawatha Public Library host a book sale from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 350 West Clark Street with donations and pickup by arrangement. Also listed are Easter Bunny appearances at Sycamore Mall and a Cedar Rapids recycling truck event with item guidelines.
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1St Avenue N.E
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
America
Adu
Friends of the
Hiawatha Public Library
West Clark St
Sycamore
Iowa City
Mount Vernon Rd
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