Homelessness a bum rap no more in Iowa and beyond
The author recalls changing terms used for the homeless from hobo to homeless, reflects on cultural attitudes and songs about wanderers, and notes how transportation and society evolved. He mentions Britt Iowa hosting a Hobo Festival, railcar travel dangers, and past civic speech experiences in Aurora Iowa with Seedorf's Talking Dog.
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Knights of the Road
Roger Miller
Bangor
Maine
Iowa
Britt
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Brooklyn
N.Y
John Schoenfelder
Little Aurora
Seedorf
Aurora
Elvis Presley
Cedar Rapids
Anamosa Reformatory
Spy chief Ames arrest shocks CIA scrutiny rises
The arrest of Aldrich Ames and his wife Rosario on espionage charges heightens scrutiny of the CIA and prompts questions about post Cold War espionage. Officials warn full damage to security may take months to gauge and years to repair.
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Associated Press Washington
CIA
Aldrich Ames
Congressional
Frank Church
Ames
Rosario
U.S
Moscow
Senate
Bob Dole
Kan
CNN
Evans
Novak
United States
Russia
Clarke pioneers bass playing style in jazz fusion
The Ga zette spotlights African-American achievements during February Black History Month. Stanley Clarke, born in Philadelphia, rose from violin and cello to acoustic bass sideman roles, later joining Chick Corea to form Return to Forever. He then embraced electric bass and pioneered new techniques such as tapping and pulling.
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the Gazette
Stanley Clarke
Philadelphia
Clarke
Chick Corea
Clarke Delivers Fierce Jazz With Film Song Roots
The artist is praised for intense string work likened to rock icons. Clarke has won Grammys and jazz polls, with East River Drive drawing on music from Poetic Justice and Boyz N the Hood. CITYLINE and NAACP offer a hotline 363 7000 or 337 7000, category 2400.
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Clarke
Cityline
NAACP/Community Resource Center
The Cedar Rapids Gazette Promotes Recycling and Ink Initiatives
The Gazette highlights sustainable printing with soybean ink and recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers in City Carton boxes at 4250 Sixth St SW Cedar Rapids Iowa. The paper details subscription rates and mailing policies.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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Florida
Gus Schrader
Gazette
Washington
Helmut Sonnenfeldt
Brookings Institution
Colombia
Cen
Tral Intelligence Agency
James Woolsey
Jonathan Pollard
Navy
Israel
Walker
John Walker Jr
Michael
Anthony
Edward Lee Howard
Soviet Union
Howard
FBI
David Whipple
Association of Former Intelligence Officers
Whipple
Paul
Maria del Rosario Casas
Loe
Family Pet Center
Marion's Co
Black
Molly Angel Fish
Silve
A ‘Hobbylock
McBride's
Muriel Fonck
Dranle Bros. Sewing
Indian Creek Mall
Marion
Caih
Collins Rd. N.E
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Desktop
First Ave
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