Editorial uproar over Times-Union anti affirmative action stance
Leonard Pitts argues the Florida Times-Union piece on affirmative action trivializes slavery and racial injustice. He accuses editors of condescension and highlights ongoing discrimination, urging readers to see the paper’s broader failures and urging accountability.
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The Gazette Reports Mixed Stock Market Activity
The Gazette notes a cautious trading day with modest gains in the tech sector and declines in energy shares. Investors weigh inflation data and corporate earnings while the broader market shows no clear trend.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 Crash Now Under Scrutiny
Federal investigators said pilots of Alaska Airlines Flight 261 faced a sudden control problem for at least six minutes before plummeting from 17 000 feet into the Pacific killing 88 aboard. The NTSB plans to interview witnesses aboard four other aircraft and noted a possible underwater flight recorder ping.
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Tragedy of Flight 261 Near Los Angeles Coast
Search teams recovered four bodies including a man, two women, and an infant from depths of 300 to 750 feet as debris and a disabled stabilizer were noted. Flight 261, en route from Puerto Vallarta to San Francisco and Seattle with 83 passengers and five crew, disappeared after reporting control problems and a jammed stabilizer.
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Teahen aids airline workers after Alaska crash
C Peter Teahen a 46 year old Red Cross volunteer split time between an earthquake seminar in San Francisco and comforting airline crew members and relatives of those who died in the Alaska Airlines crash. He previously organized the EgyptAir Flight 990 memorial service in the Atlantic off Massachusetts.
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Nine Rescued From Seward Highway Avalanche Night
Nine motorists were rescued by a state police helicopter after spending the night in their cars buried by avalanches on the Seward Highway. They were flown to a diner, in good condition, and a prior rescue saved ten more motorists earlier, with blizzard conditions delaying supplies.
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Correction to South East Iowa Youth Ballet story
The Iowa City Gazette clarifies a past Sunday feature on the South East Iowa Youth Ballet, noting co-founder Nina Ordman 15, a West High School sophomore, no longer participates. Natasha Bosma was interviewed in the piece. The newspaper urges readers to report inaccuracies via the provided number.
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New Jersey woman loses septuplets after infection
Ivette Zapata Smalls of Lakewood miscarried seven fetuses in her fifth month after a bacterial infection entered her bloodstream and invaded the womb. Dr. Charles Hux said the babies came out as the mother’s condition worsened. Zapata Smalls is expected to recover and may have more children.
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The Gazette Promotes Soy Ink and Recycling Drive
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street and at nearby located recycling centers.
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