NPR bias and quirks through the looking glass
A column skewers National Public Radio and its style. It mocks NPR voices and feature reports, notes their background sounds and habit of turning complex issues into narrative pieces, then flips to a cautious endorsement of some NPR offerings and satire on federal spending.
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Hal
Mister Rogers
NPR
America
Heidi
Pablo McHorowitz
Freelancia
Pablo
Gilligan’s Island
Eugene Hasenfus
Nicaragua
Public Radio
Garrison Keillor
Lake Wobegon
Iowa
Keillor
Unusual reasons cited in quit reasons survey
A survey by Accountemps of 100 large firms found odd quitting rationales. Employees quit over nap breaks, a talking mynah bird in the office, salary discomfort, dislike of office view, taxi expenses, or a desire to write poetry on the beach.
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New York
Mynah Bird
Accountemps
Mynah
No trial in heart valve death in Iowa case
Jasper County judge grants a consent decree for 15 year old Jody Collins to probation up to a year in the fatal September hallway blow that harmed Charlie Cupples who had a plastic heart valve. If completed without incident, charges are dropped.
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Newton
Jasper County
Thomas Mott
Jody Collins
Collins
Charlie Cupples
Cupples
Ottumwa Girl Fatally Stabbed in Missouri Case
A 12-year-old Ottumwa girl was found dead in Missouri with a single stab wound. Suspects Andrew Six and Donald Petary waived extradition. they are jailed in Iowa pending hearings on kidnapping and murder. The mother was injured. the father escaped and daughter Christine was unharmed.
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Ottumwa
Missouri
Kathy Allen
Keith Hicklin
Schuyler County
Beaumont
Texas
Andrew Six
Rural
Pershing
Donald Eugene Petary
U.S
J. Michael Bradford
Bradford
Jefferson County
Iowa
Paul Naman
Des Moines
Guy Cook
U.S. Highway 63
Kirksville
Janet Allen
Ottumwa Regional Health Center
Donald
Christine
Allen
Donutland reorganization plan filed in Cedar Rapids
Donutland Inc. proposes a Chapter 11 plan under which unsecured creditors would receive 10 cents on the dollar while secured creditors are to be paid in full. The plan spreads payments over 10 years and seeks court ratification of contracts, with a hearing date to be set. The Nichollses credit overhaul cites staff reductions, contract cuts, and franchisee committee oversight as steps toward recovery.
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Roland Krekelertte
Donutland Inc
U.S
Cedar Rapids
Cedar Rapids Company
Michael Melloy
Donutland
Michael
Vicki Nicholls
Ed Cenek
Nichollses
Bakers
Marshalltown cheapest among 10 Iowa cities in study
A price comparison by the American Chamber of Commerce Research Association ranks Marshalltown as the lowest cost city in Iowa with an all-items index of 88.5, below Cedar Rapids 98.8 and Iowa City 105.4. The study covers 246 cities for the last quarter of 1986 and compares relative costs rather than inflation.
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Marshalltown
Iowa Cities
American Chamber of Commerce Research Association
Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Iowa
Ames
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Fort Dodge
Combating AIDS on Campus on Parade Sunday
Parade examines measures to protect college women from AIDS and the role of campus programs. The feature discusses education, health services, and risk reduction efforts aimed at students nationwide.
Cedar Rapids Gazette Rate Card Details and Address
The Cedar Rapids Gazette lists prices for carrier and mail subscriptions including 7 issues weekly, 4 weeks and 52 weeks rates. It notes no mail subscriptions in areas with Gazette carrier service and provides post office address for changes. The AP retains exclusive republication rights for local news.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Gazette
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Mike Deupree
National Public Radio
NPR News
Ron
eMy
Jack Riha
Physicians Mutual Insurance Company
Mott
Danny Cupples
Justin Cupples
Steven Phillips
Gerald Feuerhelm
Feuerhelm
U.S. Marshal’s Service
Six
Petary
Moscow
Cook
Mason City
Sioux City
Waterloo
Northbrook Manor
Northbrook Manor Care Center
Council Street
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