Zoos educate people preserve animals says director
Geoff Hall argues zoos and aquariums educate the public and aid conservation. He notes AZA facilities draw over 121 million yearly and 600 million globally visit 1,100 zoos and aquariums. The Red River Zoo in Fargo ND opens in June with 120 animals on eight acres, focusing on North Asian and northern North American species.
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Laurie Crawford Stone
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On Earth
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Przewalski
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Red River Zoo
Fargo
N.D
Fargo- Moorhead
Editorial warns against forced political ads by FCC
The piece denounces a plan to require free or discounted political ads by broadcasters for licenses. It argues such licensing would echo state control, threaten independent reporting, and raise prices or reduce programming. It urges public opposition to both the president and FCC push.
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Federal Communications Commission
Bill Kennard
Kcrg Newsradio 1600
Kcrg-Tv 9
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Saddam Hussein
Soviet Union
Clinton
Congress Reinstates Lifetime Office Subsidies For Ex Presidents
Congress reversed a prior plan to end lifetime subsidies for ex presidents and their offices. The four eligible holders Ford Carter Reagan and Bush will retain offices costing about 2.2 million dollars annually. The change, hidden in a spending bill, fuels distrust in Congress.
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Congress
United States
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
George Bush
Ford
Lifetime
Doongress
Public discussion on Clinton woes and media focus
Readers debate whether journalists chase sensational stories or investigate real issues. Opinions range from blaming laziness in coverage to suggesting probes into Starr and Clinton’s private life. A letter notes Franklin’s symbol remark and mocks the current White House symbolism with a turkey image.
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O.J
Bill
Monica
Leroy Barnhart
Edgewood
the Gazette
Benjamin Franklin
Moving Closer A Suggested Cure For Blizzard Complaints
A letter to the Gazette criticizes slow snowplow response during a blizzard and urges the state to spend surplus on plows. The writer plans a 35 mile Cedar Rapids commute and is advised to relocate closer to work to avoid taxpayer-funded rural road improvements.
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Cedar Rapids
Don’t Build a Zoo Plan Sparks Local Backlash
Residents oppose a 54 acre county park project that would clear trees, route a four lane road through south Marion, and enclose displaced wildlife in a constructed habitat for public viewing.
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South
Marion
Gazette invites letters and guest columns for publication
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines guidelines for letters and guest columns. Writers must include full name signature address and daytime phone number with no anonymity. Letters face editing and a 300 word limit with a 30 day writer gap. column length suggested under 700 words.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Russia and NATO expansion shape Iraq policy debate
Norman Luxenburg of Iowa City argues that Russia's stance in the Security Council and its opposition to NATO expansion limit U S options on Iraq. He warns against offending Russia and suggests offering reassurances to win Moscow's support for action if NATO expansion is paused.
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United Nations
United States
U.N
Iraq
Saddam
Russia
France
Security Council
Madeleine Albright
Europe
Middle East
Baltic States
NATO
Yeltsin
Aleksandr Lebed
Chechnya
Hungary
Poland
Baltic
Norman Luxenburg
Iowa City
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Cedar Rapids Area
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Corinne McNeil Postville
Ken Starr
Jaime H. Padilla
Ben
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