Elderly readers miss the light side of life in a grim column
Gus Schrader reflects on a news cycle obsessed with health and tragedy. He notes overblown health reporting, recycled medical stories, and media fixation on illness while recalling humorous memories of Iowa sports lore and local figures. He laments dour talk at a cocktail party and champions lighter, broader conversation.
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New England Journal of Medicine
Boston
Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Hawkeye
Kinnick
John Wayne Bobbitt
Hawkeyes
Kinnick Stadium
George Wine
Wine
Bonors
Brucemore
Jon Lazar
Tamma
Chris
Joyce Kilmer
January 24 local events span theater film and music
Storre Theatre at Luther College hosts senior theatre workshops at 7 30 p m in Decorah. Effigy Mounds hosts Winter Film Festival with Battle for Wilderness at 1 p m. Chi Omega hosts Storytime in Iowa City Library at 7 p m. Grant Johannesen guests at Cedar Rapids Symphony Beethoven, 7 30 p m. Multiple city and county meetings listed with times and venues across Linn, Clayton, Cedar Rapids and surrounding towns. CityLINE calendar provides details and contacts.
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Storre
Luther College
Decorah
Effigy Mounds National Monument
Marquette
Chi Omega
Iowa City Public Library
Marion Public Library
Cedar Rapids Symphony
Beethoven
Grant Johannesen
Paramount Theatre
Clayton County Board of Supervisors Supervisors
Elkader
Cedar Rapids
Marion Independent School Board
Mentzer
Second Ave
Marion
North Linn Community School Board
Coggon City Council
Amana School Board
Cascade City Council
Elkader City Council
Mechanicsville
Monticello
Walker City Council
Mount Vernon
Southeast Quadrant Citizens’ Committee
Central Community School Board
Guttenberg Community School Board
Golden Globes Award Winners Listed For 51st Ceremony
Beverly Hills AP reports the 51st Golden Globes honored Schindler's List as Best Drama and Mrs. Doubtfire in Musical Comedy. Winners include Holly Hunter, Tom Hanks, Angela Bassett, Robin Williams, Winona Ryder, Tommy Lee Jones, Steven Spielberg, and Steven Zaillian.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Schindler's List
Tommy Lee Jones
Steven Spielberg
Clean water rules starve Berwick swans on Tweed
Swans that have fed along the River Tweed since medieval times are starving due to clean water rules that cut off their barley malting effluent food. Five swans have already died in Berwick with others wandering streets. locals and the Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust scatter donated grain to feed about 200 swans wintering on the river.
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Berwick-Upon-Tweed
England
Tweed
Berwick
Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust
North Sea
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Picket Fences
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Seinfeld
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Texas
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Sixth St. SW
Seek Ae Gazette, Inc
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Center Point Rd
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7Th Ave
NASA
David Rollo
Third Avenue
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