Bigotry in politics and Cuomo as presidential talk
Mike Royko recalls a confrontational phone call about Italian ancestry and Cuomo while urging a new resolve against bigotry. He notes the persistence of prejudice across regions and parties and considers how ancestry shapes voting choices despite past leaders.
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Mario Cuomo
Cuomo
Gov
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Arkansas
Johnny Reb
Golly
Quantrill
Yale Law School
George Herbert Walker Bush
George Washington
Ben Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
America
Preschool attendance tied to early education success
Readers weigh whether sending a child to preschool is essential for future schooling. Several respondents argue preschool builds foundational skills, while others think families and schools should focus on home learning and parental involvement.
Miss Margarida's Way at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City
A Saturday lineup features Miss Margarida's Way a tragicomic solo play at Riverside Theatre Iowa City with an 8 p.m. performance and $15 donations benefiting the Miya Sipson General Assistance Fund. Also listed are outdoor cross country ski lessons an ice fishing contest a winter film festival and more events across Cedar Rapids Beems Cedar Rapids Public Library and other venues.
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Riverside Theatre
N. Gilbert St
Iowa City
Miya Sipson
Leonard Sjogren
Mount Vernon United Methodist Church
Sjogren
Hope United Methodist Church
Marshalltown
Des Moines Symphony
J.S. Bach
Gordon Jacob
Iowa Center For Aids
ARC Resources and Education
Lisbon
Mount Vernon
The Wake of the Unseen Object
Anchorage Daily News reporter Tom Kizzia portrays Alaska native communities facing rapid cultural change from new foods, music, technology, and satellite TV. The book explores self-determination and the struggle to preserve traditional ways into the 21st century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anchorage Daily News
Kizzia
Alaska
Charles Solomon
Los Angeles Times Service
Maxwell Denies Suicide In Grim Beyond The Grave Interview
The Sun prints an apparent posthumous interview with Robert Maxwell via psychic Nella Jones. Maxwell, who died at sea on November 5, reportedly says he did not commit suicide and did not fall overboard, telling the reader he is not a coward and urging a second inquiry.
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Dwight Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Normandy
London
Britain
Robert Maxwell
the Sun
Rupert Murdoch
Maxwell
The
Daily Mirror
Cap'n Bob
Nella Jones
Jones
Correction issued for Rev. Gerald Condon obituary
The Gazette lists an error in the obituary of Rev. Gerald Condon of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church Cedar Rapids and announces a timely correction will appear in this space. The newspaper invites complaints about accuracy and states a correction will be published when misstatements are found.
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Gerald Condon
St. Matthews Catholic Church
Cedar Rapids
the Gazette
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Ireland
Free World
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City Carton
Sixth St
Econofoods
51St St
Seventh Ave
Marion
ISO
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Des Moines
Peoria
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Town
Collins Rd
Davenport
Moline
Rockford, IL
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Buffalo Grove
IL Ma
Earth Savers
Brazil
Tribune Media Services
Indian Creek Nature Center
Otis Rd
Fontana Park
Oelwein
Buchanan County Conservation Board
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marquette
Highway
Journals of
Lewis & Clark
Beems Auditorium
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Cary Grant
Katharine Hepburn
Gary Conrad
Penguins Comedy Club
First Ave. SE
Cityline
Tom Kizzia
Henry Holt
Jeane Dixon
Lisa Hartman
Clint Black
Acting
David Duke
Soviet Union
Hawkeye Seed CO
Electric
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3Rd Ave. S.E. Seed Co., Inc
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