Controversy Over Nappy Hair Book Stirs Brooklyn Reading Row
Leonard Pitts reflects on Ruth Sherman and a crowded Brooklyn meeting sparked by reading the children's book Nappy Hair. He argues the attack on the well meaning teacher reflects deeper white black hair politics and urges self love and faith to endure the controversy. Pitts notes the book by Caroliia Herron and the need to teach beyond color while criticizing harassment of Sherman.
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Consumers may obtain a copy by sending $2 for postage to the National Consumers League at 1701 E St NW Suite 1200 Washington DC 20006. The Gazette notes it will publish corrections or clarifications when errors are found and lists contact phone 398-8313.
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Glitch Fix Restores Voting For Holiday Lights Contest
The Gazette reports a voting error in the Holiday Lights Contest caused CITY LINE to suspend entries Tuesday. Nominees were listed incorrectly but a corrected advertisement appears and voting has resumed with a midnight Thursday deadline.
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Clinton impeachment strategy hinges on contrition and moderates
President Clinton’s survival plan focuses on contrition and outreach to about 30 moderate GOP lawmakers as the House Judiciary Committee nears an impeachment decision. White House officials portray testimony as evasive but not perjury, while aiming for a possible censure or minimal punishment to blunt the drive toward impeachment.
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Cloned Calves in Japan Show Efficient Cow Replication
Japanese scientists verified the first cow cloning, eight calves born from ten attempts, using cell types never before employed in cloning. The work signals easier paths to replicate valuable dairy and beef cattle and potentially to produce medicines in milk. Professor James Robl notes the technology is here and repeatable, likely expanding into industry.
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Washington Post
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University of Massachusetts
Health improves for bartenders after smoking ban
A January 1998 indoor smoking ban led to rapid health gains for San Francisco bartenders studied by UC San Francisco researchers. Among 53 workers, 59 percent with respiratory problems and 78 percent with eye, nose or throat irritation were symptom free within two months, though the cohort was small the results were statistically significant.
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Did Beethoven Play Jingle Bells
A quirky query about classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven asking whether he ever performed the jolly tune Jingle Bells. The text shifts to promotional notes about The Gazette printing with soybean ink and promoting newspaper recycling in Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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