Cedar Rapids cuts costs by bid on grass seed and fertilizer
In Cedar Rapids, bids on grass seed and fertilizer save taxpayers money as costs drop to under a third of the old price per bag. The shift from a single supplier follows scrutiny after a supplier pled guilty to multiple counts. The piece notes varied price awareness among officials and consumers, with reflections on haggling culture and price perception. It also highlights the week’s other trendy item in stores: upscale bottled water for pampered pets with quirky flavors and unclear use for automatic drinkers.
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Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
Lonnie Zingula
Jeane
Tom Fruehling
Gazette Promotes Agriculture With Soybean Ink
The Gazette highlights agricultural support by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton, 4250 Sixth St. SW, or at the nearest recycling location.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Unsafe product hotline report line urged by agency
A consumer alert urges reporting unsafe products or product related injuries to the U S Consumer Product Safety Commission hotline at 1 800 638 2772, offering a direct line for injuries and unsafe product concerns.
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U.S
Consumer Products Safety Commission
Researchers identify anti inflammation gene
New York scientists identify a gene for an enzyme that inactivates the inflammation promoting substance platelet activating factor. The discovery could lead to treatments for asthma, a newborn bowel condition, adult respiratory distress syndrome, and atherosclerosis. Human testing may begin within a year.
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New York
ICOS
Patrick Gray
Mutant gene triples risk of blood clot in Americans
A health survey of fourteen thousand nine hundred sixteen U S male doctors finds six percent carry a mutant gene that triples the risk of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism. The study links the gene to higher clot rates, especially in those over sixty, with possible interaction with birth control pills.
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Boston
Dan Quayle
Paul Ridkex
Physicians’ Health
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
New England Journal of Medicine
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