Wasteful food use challenged by policy and action
The piece cites EPA estimates that Americans dump 13.8 billion pounds of good food yearly, notes potential to feed 49 million, and highlights federal efforts to recover excess food. It praises the Good Samaritan Food Donation Act and calls for public participation via 1-800-GLEAN while quoting Dan Glickman calling waste intolerable.
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Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Secretary of Agriculture
Tsongas Remembered For Debt Fight And Public Service
Paul Tsongas of Massachusetts is remembered for founding the Concord Coalition and urging deficit reduction despite illness. His 1992 presidential bid did not pan out amid Harkin support in Iowa, but he left a legacy in Lowell with a hockey league and minor league baseball move. He died at 55.
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Chusetts
Concord Coalition
U.S
Warren Rudman
White House
Capitol Hill
Bush
Tsongas
Arkansas
Bill Clinton
Elmer Fudd
John Kerry
Senate
Gazette
Lowell
Mass
Paul Tsongas
Massa
Life as an issue in a time of abortion debate
Anita D. Schliemann writes from Cedar Rapids urging society to reaffirm the value of life from conception through old age. She argues Roe v. Wade flawed, laments euthanasia risks, and calls for renewed Judeo Christian ethics and public action.
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Supreme Court
New Jersey
Kevorkian
Jesus
Anita D. Schliemann
Cedar Rapids
St. Patrick’s Parish
Handicapped Systems
Options
Salvation Army Crisis Center
Foundation II
Mount Mercy College
St. Mary-of-the-Woods College
Indiana
Pro lifers must defuse bombs real and rhetorical
Pro life rhetoric has fueled violence at abortion clinics from Atlanta to Texas. The piece links bombings and arsons to militant anti abortion voices, urging leaders to condemn violence and seek common ground before more attacks occur.
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Ly Erin Middlewood
Atlanta
Justice Department
Supreme Court
Baton Rouge
Planned Parenthood
Dallas
Phoenix
Tulsa
Okla
National Right To Life Committee
Life Advocate
Paul deParrie
New York Times
Paul Hill
Pensacola
Fla
John Salvi
Massachusetts
Rachelle
Shelley
Shannon
Kansas
Oregon
California
Nevada
Army of God
Christian Coalition
Patrick Buchanan
Letters to the Gazette on News Priorities and Global Treaties
A reader questions news coverage choices after a Beaufort TV viewing. He notes Boris Yeltsin and China's premier signing a military and economic pact and laments underreporting of major international events while prioritizing domestic scandals. He warns of looming consequences from the treaty.
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Beaufort
S.C
Boris Yeltsin
China
Readers Envied for Diligence Across Cedar Rapids
A Cedar Rapids reader and two others are highlighted as avid newspaper fans who pore over items. The piece blends quirky quotes about cemeteries, internment, and a grand 1,482 acre potato auction with musings on phrase usage and a note about an out-of-town paper’s startling item.
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Cari Kane
David Brunius
Cedar Rapids
Rich Zeis
Walker
David
Jane Doe
Rich
Cedar Rapids Board Approves Crowding Relief Plan
The Cedar Rapids school board advances a plan to ease crowding as part of a meeting agenda. Officials outlined steps to reduce student density and improve classroom capacity while addressing growth in the district.
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Huevos Rancheros
Cedar Rapids
Letter to the Gazette Weighs Local Voices
The Gazette invites letters up to 300 words with author name street address and daytime phone required. Only name and hometown appear in print. Submit to Cedar Rapids Gazette Box 511 Cedar Rapids Iowa 52406 or via Fax or email.
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gazette
Ice rink site idea at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Rapids
Wallace Thiesen proposes Hawkeye Downs as the ice rink site in Cedar Rapids. He lists parking bus service interstate airport proximity motels and tax benefits while promising no park land use and area upgrades.
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Hawkeye Downs
Runaway Law Reform Rally Planned by Parents Group
Parents Together Network will lobby in Des Moines from January 28 for several days to press lawmakers to change laws on runaways. They argue current rules abuse parents by forcing support for rebellious 14 year olds and up who defy schoolwork chores and house rules. Susan Marti leads the effort seeking back parental rights.
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Des Moines
Cedar Rapids schools urged to hire teachers over PR staff
A reader argues the Cedar Rapids school system should add two teachers instead of a public relations position to cut costs. The note notes industry downsizing and asks why the district cannot follow the trend to save money. Anne Larson signs the letter.
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the Gazette
Cedar Rapids
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Joe Hladley
Ken Slaughter
Dale Larson
Jerry Elsen
Mark Bowden
Unita Schliemann
Erin Middlewood
Progressive Media Project
Madison, Wis
Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service
Newt
Thomas Jefferson
Jesus Christ
Wallace Thiesen
Parents Together Network
Susan Marti
P.R
Anne Larson
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