Popcorn scolding from CSPI prompts moviegoer backlash
Mike Deupree critiques the Center for Science in the Public Interest for its popcorn fat scare. He deems the group hype and argues popcorn remains a harmless movie snack when eaten in moderation, urging readers to focus on overall health and ignore sensational press releases.
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Correction clarifies Meinzels not tied to 1992 hotel judgment
The Gazette notes a Wednesday edition error mixing up Norman and Elizabeth Meinzel of Fort Wayne with a Coralville defamation suit. It corrects that Tonya Naughton and Patrick McCartt won a $43 million verdict against the Canterbury Inn, later reduced to $1 million, and states future corrections will appear in this space.
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Commitment to the future The Gazette promotes agriculture
The Cedar Rapids Gazette notes its environmentally friendly printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint and invites readers to recycle by depositing papers in City Carton boxes at 4250 Sixth St. SW. The paper provides subscription rates and mailing details, including prices for daily and Sunday editions and a post office box for changes.
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DNA killer Timothy Spencer executed in Virginia
Serial killer Timothy Spencer, the first to be convicted of murder on DNA evidence, was executed in Jarratt Virginia after a flurry of appeals. He declined to admit guilt and died in the electric chair at 11 13 p m after the Supreme Court refused to halt the sentence.
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Richter ends as quake scale in seismic science
The article reports that the Richter scale is no longer used as the standard measure of earthquake size. Seismologists note that newer magnitude scales, especially moment magnitude, have largely replaced it since the 1980s, with examples from Northridge 6.7 and Loma Prieta 7.0 illustrating the shift.
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