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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1992
Page
2
A satirical look at aging as medical advances push lifespans toward 150 to 200 years. Bob Greene notes will be strange memories ahead from high school pals to World Series pasts, as society contemplates extreme longevity and aging in daily life.
Excerpts from 25 African American autobiographies span two centuries. The volume traces enslaved life at Monticello and post Civil War oppression to the restricted opportunities in America. Notable passages include Maya Angelou on graduation bias and Elizabeth Eckford at Little Rock High School.
A $25 539 grant from the Iowa Eye Building Partnership Fund to Cedar Valley Habitat for Humanity was omitted from a list of Greater Cedar Rapids Foundation awards. The fund was created by Drs. Steven Jacobs Robert Keller and Alex Smith. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness of reports and headlines.
Friday February 7 schedule highlights a Hy-Vee recycling truck event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 2711 Mount Vernon Road SE. Old Capitol Iowa City hosts a Valentine Give-Away with prizes from mall merchants. Benton County Board of Supervisors meets at 9 a.m. in the Courthouse, Vinton. CITYLINE Calendar provides event info through Cedar Rapids and Iowa City offices.
Harriet Tubman, known as Moses, escaped slavery and led hundreds to freedom along the Underground Railroad in the mid 1800s. Born in Maryland in 1821, she returned to the South risking her life, carried a rifle, and reportedly used stars for navigation while pursuing freedom for others beyond rivers to Canada. A $10,000 reward was offered for capture. Tubman died in 1913 at age 92.
The Gazette highlights agricultural promotion through soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling in city collection boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy Vee locations in Cedar Rapids and Marion.
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