Sportsmanship under siege in modern sports world
An opinion piece laments corruption in college and professional sports and argues that the core value of sports is lost to win‑at‑all‑cost culture. It contrasts resignations and suspensions, critiques the NCAA and university actions, and urges renewed emphasis on fair play and sportsmanship.
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Jackie Sherrill
Texas A&m
University of Kentucky
NCAA
Kentucky
Eddie Sutton
U.S. Supreme Court
Las Vegas-Nevada
Jerry Tarkanian
Tark the Shark
Frank Layden
Utah Jazz
America
Layden
Pat
Wethead
Rome
Mark Dukes
University of Iowa
George Murphy
Oliver Stone Says Parenthood Atones His Anger
Vanity Fair quotes writer director Oliver Stone detailing his calmer outlook thanks to marriage and parenthood. He recalls a period of rage after Vietnam and admits a hypothetical urge to kill Nixon if circumstances aligned. In other items, Kim Basinger seeks divorce, Jillie Mack welcomes daughter Hannah Margaret Mack Selleck, and Johnny Cash faces open heart surgery.
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Stone
Platoon
Wall Street
Oliver Stone
Vanity Fair
Vietnam
New York City
Jim) Morrison
Richard
Nixon
Tom Selleck
Jillie Mack
Hannah Margaret Mack Selleck
Esme Chandlee
Hannah
Fractured holidays and shattered Christmas dreams
Phyllis Griffin laments the loss of a unified family Christmas as a divorce splits their five member household. She and other separated families describe how they cope with holiday strains and new traditions.
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Phyllis Griffin
Iowa merger to create state chartered thrift giant
The planned consolidation of Midland Financial Savings and Loan with Central Life Assurance Co. will form Iowa's largest state-chartered thrift, signaling a new chapter for Iowa's financial landscape. State leaders also pursue public research parks at Iowa's two public universities to spur economic growth.
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Midland Financial Savings and Loan
Central Life Assurance Co
Iowa
Four-day-a-week shift drains Sue Reimers life
Sue Reimers works from 4 30 p m to 5 a m for four days each week and spends her remaining time eating and sleeping. Experts warn such a schedule can disrupt health social life and personal relationships.
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Sue Reimers
Reimers
Kodak's Environmental Mess Driven by Emotions Not Pollution
A messy assessment suggests Eastman Kodak's long running contamination issues may stem more from emotions and coincidence than actual pollution. The company has faced ongoing difficulties as a result.
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Eastman Kodak
Campbell re elected to lead Iowa Democrats
Des Moines lawyer Bonnie Campbell won a second two year term as chair of the Iowa Democratic party and vowed to put a Democrat in the governor's office for the first time since 1969. John Roedrick was unanimously re elected as party vice chairman.
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Bill Brewer
Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Bonnie Campbell
Iowa Democratic Party
Campbell
Democratic State Central Committee
John Roedrick
Senate
Iowa
Sheaid
Norwegians haul WWII ME-109 from North Sea seabed
Two Norwegian shrimp trawlers 340 miles south of Oslo recovered a World War II German Messerschmitt ME-109 fighter from the seabed after their gear snagged. The plane likely lay buried for over four decades.
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Oslo
Norway
North Sea
Cedar Rapids Gazette publication details and rates
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company is published daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscription rates include $2.85 weekly by carrier $3.35 weekly for motor route and mail plans from $12.80 to $197.60 per year with restrictions for areas served by Gazette carriers. The Associated Press holds exclusive republication rights for local news and AP dispatches. POSTMASTER address changes to Cedar Rapids Gazette P O Box 511 Cedar Rapids IA 52406.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Iowa Dens
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