Iowa gambling fuels debate and census quips
A columnist notes Iowa's gambling revenue rising beyond a quarter of a billion dollars while highlighting concerns over social impact. He wryly compares casino spending to national patterns and questions whether census data conceal local realities, then riffs on Byssus skipper butterflies and Highway 100.
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Experts to test retrieving voices on Nixon tape gap
The National Archives announced ground rules for audio experts to test recovering voice data from an erased June 20 1972 Nixon Haldeman tape segment. Participants will prove technology without altering the fragile original stored in College Park Maryland.
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Brown resigns from federal product safety panel
Ann Brown, chairwoman of the Consumer Product Safety Commission since 1994, will depart by November 1 leaving a vacancy as Senate Democrats blocked President Bush’s pick for successor. She plans a consumer protection foundation and cites desire for a Bush appointment. The nomination of Mary Sheila Gall, the commission’s lone Republican, was rejected by the Senate Commerce Committee amid concerns of industry tilt.
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Maureen Reagan dies after cancer battle at 60
Maureen Reagan, the outspoken daughter of Ronald Reagan, died at 60 after a five year cancer battle. She lived in Granite Bay with husband Dennis Revell and their adopted daughter Rita, and she championed Alzheimer's awareness and feminist causes.
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The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling Push
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle by dropping papers at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby recycling locations.
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