Englert fund-raiser shifts to Cedar Rapids venue
Cedar Rapids 3rd Street Live hosts a December 15 benefit for the Englert Civic Theatre Group. Local acts Greg Brown, the Kelly Pardekooper Band, and the Mayflies of Johnson County perform to raise 2.1 million dollars for renovations and a future community performing arts home. Proceeds fund the Englert reopening and future fund-raisers.
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Mayflies
Johnson County
Englert Civic Theatre Group
3Rd Street
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Englert
Light cigarettes unsafe despite low tar claims
A 266 page National Cancer Institute report concedes low tar or light cigarettes offer no health benefit. It notes smokers take bigger puffs to get nicotine, keeping the risk equal to regular tobacco. The piece recalls advertising tricks and Surgeon General warnings emphasizing smoking is hazardous and not cool.
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National Cancer Institute
Wall Street Journal
Surgeon General Office
Gazette letter guidelines for readers
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words and requires name street address and daytime phone. Only name and hometown will appear with the letter. One letter per writer every 30 days. Editing may occur. Contact box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406 Fax 319 398 5846 Email gazedit fyiowa com.
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Ashcroft Defends Dissent Even As Critics Question Tactics
The Washington Post editorial argues Ashcroft should protect vigorous policy debate during war. It says his remarks attack dissenters including press and civil libertarians, urging a safer path that could erode liberty and unity while critics warn policy changes grant broad powers.
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Ashcroft
Senate Judiciary Committee
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Letters to the Gazette on peace hope and fear
The writer reflects on hope for longer days and peace while critiquing U S policies. They cite David Ignatius on smiles, Iran as a potential nuclear power, Saudi funding of radicals, Ariel Sharon’s actions, and domestic security measures. The piece questions fear driving security costs and calls for a hopeful, brighter outlook.
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Gazette
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Saudi Arabia
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Yasser Arafat
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Texas
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Bottle bill battle in Iowa fuels waste and health debate
Readers defend Iowa's bottle bill highlighting clean roadsides and a 90 percent recycling rate while opposing grocers who seek repeal. They urge expanding the program to include all glass and PET bottles and warn of misread petitions.
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Iowa
Jerry Fleagle
Iowa Grocery Industry Association
Ron Pearson
Hy-Vee Inc
Dick Myers
Christopher Rants
Gazette Readers Letters Policy Stated
The Gazette notes it does not vouch for accuracy or judge opinions in readers letters. It invites corrections or contradictions from other readers with equal opportunity for publication.
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Homonyms and Homographs in Word Meaning and Sound
The piece explains terms for words with same spelling or sound but different meanings or origins. It cites Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage defining homographs as spell identical with different meanings, and homophones as words sounding alike with distinct meanings. It notes homonym sometimes covers both cases.
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