Oshman's ad blends basketball and handgun sale in Houston
A Houston Post full page ad for Oshman's Sporting Goods shows items from a Wilson basketball to a 9mm Ruger handgun at clearance prices. Clerks describe easy handgun purchases with few questions, amid national gun-violence statistics and remarks by James and Sarah Brady on gun control.
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Houston Post
Oshman
Wilson
Coalition To Stop
Coalition
U.S
Oshman’s
American Express
Visa
Texas
James Brady
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Brady
Las Vegas
Sarah
University of Nevada
Jim
Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman
The novel reunites Navajo detectives Jim Chee and Tony Leaphorn in a complex case blending archaeology, academia, and legend. Leaphorn stays in biligaana world while Chee leans toward old ways as they pursue defacement of a volcanic site tied to witch lore and a Cassidy era heist.
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Hillerman
Jim Chee
Tony Leaphorn
Leaphorn
America
Chee
Butch Cassidy
Coyote
Charlies Solomon
Los Angeles Times Service
Weekend events and local happenings listed for Cedar Rapids area
Friday February 21 entertainment in Weekend! magazine lists events and the Cityline Calendar. Highlights include a Westdale Kirkwood Community College Job Fair, a recycling truck event at Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and Benton County Board of Supervisors meeting at the Courthouse in Vinton.
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Westdale
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Hy-Vee
Mount Vernon Rd
Benton County Board of Supervisors
Vinton
Cityline
Iowa City
Milsap to headline free KHAK concert in Cedar Rapids
Ronnie Milsap will top the 13th annual KHAK Free Country Concert at the Five Seasons Center on April 26. Free tickets go on April 11 via KHAK sponsor locations. Airwave starts the 7 p.m. show as Milsap, a 1980s country pop crossover star, rose from Robbinsville North Carolina roots.
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Ronnie Milsap
Five Seasons Center
KHAK
Milsap
Smoky Mountains
Robbinsville
N.C
Hattie McDaniel First Black Oscar Winner in 1940
Hattie McDaniel became the first Black Oscar recipient in 1940 for Best Supporting Actress in Gone with the Wind. Born in Wichita Kansas in 1898 she later moved to Denver and built a career in radio vaudeville film and television Mammy in the classic 1939 drama Beulah in the 1940s and died in 1952.
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Hattie McDaniel
The
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Wichita
Kan
McDaniel
Denver
Hollywood
Judge Priest
John Ford
Mammy
Gazette
Lisa Ann Williamson
Fast tax refund promises costly three day draw
Experts warn that three day refunds via electronic filing and Refund Anticipation Loans inflate costs to about 260 percent annualized. With H R Block fees around 35 dollars plus 29 dollar loan charges, a 300 dollar refund could cost far more than the quicker option, while normal mail refunds take three to four weeks.
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H&r Block
S&l
Block
The Gazette Promotes Soy Ink and Recycling
The Cedar Rapids Gazette outlines its commitment to future farming by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It invites readers to recycle at City Carton, EconoFoods, and Hy-Vee drop boxes while detailing subscription rates and mailing addresses for Cedar Rapids.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Seventh Ave
Marion
Chrysler recalls 1992 models over steering belt defect
Chrysler Corp recalls about 19 000 1992 model cars and minivans built in late October to replace a defective steering assembly belt. Spokesman James Kenyon says no accidents or injuries have been attributed. Affected models include Plymouth Sundance and Acclaim, Dodge Daytona Shadow Dynasty Spirit, Chrysler LeBaron Imperial New Yorker and some minivans.
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Chrysler Corp
Acclaim
Shadow
Dynasty
Spirit
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Harper
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Triple Check Income Tax Services
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Triple Check
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Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette. Inc
P.O
Earth Savers
Tribune Mega
Chrysler
James Kenyon
Acci
AE Mortid
McMc Terre
Amalgamated Sale OU Son Company
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Columbia & Helly Hansen Coats
Edgewood Plaza
S. Gilbert
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