Alec Guinness Remembered As Subtle Giant Of Stage Screen
Alec Guinness, who died at 86, earned fame for Obi Wan Kenobi and George Smiley while masking his own ego off screen. From Ealing comedies to Bridge on the Kwai, his range and restraint drew praise, with Robert W. Butler calling him possibly the finest 20th century actor.
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Corn Grows Thick Along Iowa Highway 151 Amid Rural Shift
A travel narrative along Highway 151 in Jones County notes corn fields encroaching on farms as rural Iowa faces population loss. While northwest Iowa endures low subsoil moisture and reduced yields, East Central Iowa shows 81 percent adequate moisture. The piece reflects on consolidation, aging services, and the changing rural landscape.
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Vote Yes for Cedar Rapids New Veterans Memorial Stadium
A Cedar Rapids survey urges residents to vote yes on August 15 to fund a new Veterans Memorial Stadium. Letters from local readers highlight baseball as affordable family entertainment, city pride, and support for improvements to pools schools and aging facilities.
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Veterans Memorial Stadium
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Memorial
Kingston Stadium
America
Marilyn Copperwell
Kernels
KCRG
John Rodgers
Voice of the Kernels
Don Buchheister
Jack Roeder
Yearly Aid Association For
Roeder
Wanda R. Edwards
Marengo
Bob Davison
Legion
Spencer Thomas
Marion
Solon school board coverage urged to include more voices
A Solon reader criticizes the district press for relying on a single perspective in reporting on the Solon Community School District meetings and the impending high school bond issue. The reader argues for broader quotes from multiple residents to reflect diverse views and improve accountability.
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Local polls draw uneven turnout and partisan skew
The writer questions why Gazette polls attract many more responses on presidential topics and show a 3-1 Democratic edge while national polls favor Bush. They doubt local demographics explain the gap and suggest concerns about sampling bias and repeated responses from the same phone numbers.
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Lieberman faith noted as historic VP pick in editorial
The Los Angeles Times editorial urges voters to judge Gore Lieberman on records and leadership rather than religious labels. It notes Lieberman would be the first Jewish major party VP nominee and calls for focusing on policy over piety and debates on morality.
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