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Cedar Rapids Gazette in Cedar Rapids, Iowa

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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 01, 1978

Page

7

For people care progress thanks Pest house images still haunt

The author recalls 1920s pest houses and county farms, describing decaying age houses, boarded doors, and grim wards. He contrasts past hospital neglect with modern progress, recounting TB sanitarias and contagious hospitals. He notes lingering horror from these sites and laments advances since 1978.

Radio doom mars a winter drive through New England

A New England winter drive turns bleak as a radio forecast paints doom on icy roads and social ills. The narrator notes constant alarms from media and a culture of low mood, contrasting a serene drive with relentless gloom and warnings about health and society.

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Quotes and proverbs and the catch-22 tale

A reader questions the noun quote and its accepted usage while noting its colloquial status. The piece explores proverbs games from Hendrix College with proverts and showcases catch-22 from Joseph Heller and its broad modern meaning in any bureaucratic bind.

Abby Eleanor Hyde Cedar Rapids Joseph Heller

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