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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jan 29, 1990

Page

2

Dont Be Such a Pig Diet Parodies Weight Loss Ideas

The Baltimore Evening Sun excerpt humorously sketches a satirical diet called the Dont Be Such a Pig Diet. It mocks extreme eating and offers tongue in cheek tips to curb portions and snacking while noting the author’s disclaimer and playful asides.

Kevin Baltimore Evening Sun M&M’s Devil's Island Green Bay Packers Breyer

Twin Fergusons share one Social Security mix up

Dayton Ohio AP reports two Sandra Lee Ferguson mix ups born May 3 1959 share the same Social Security number. Sandra Lee Ferguson Boles of Wright State University battles Sandra Lee Ferguson Johnson last known Sunset Utah over proof of age identity and citizenship to obtain a new number. The SSA says the error should be fixed in about three months.

Dayton, Ohio Sandra Lee Ferguson Boles Sandra Lee Ferguson Johnson Wright State University Social Security Administration Johnson Sunset Utah IRS

Invention Workshop Teaches Kids to Think How Things Work

Children explore National Geographic World magazine at the Science Station in a Sunday session led by instructor Jim Jacobmeyer. Cedar Rapids youngsters Scott Eilers and Logan Klug along with Marion’s Jordan Horak examine child inventors as a four week program fosters ideas for a spring Invention Convention.

National Geographic World Magazine Jim Jacobmeyer Science Station Scott Eilers Cedar Rapids Logan Klug Jordan Horak Marion

Mount Vernon slave life revealed by 18th century cellar finds

At Mount Vernon a 36 square foot open pit near the old slave lodging yielded over 20,000 animal bones table wares and personal items. Archaelogists say the house slaves lived with better access to food and possessions than field hands indicating a higher status yet remaining slaves. The discovery from 1760 to 1793 Mansion House Farm offers new context on slave life in the Chesapeake region and underscores the ongoing limits of servitude.

Mount Vernon George Washington Washington Dennis Pogue Pogue Chesapeake Jean Lee Mansion House Farm

Experts dispute quick addiction view of crack cocaine

In Washington D C experts challenge dire warnings that a few hits lead instantly to addiction. Mayor Marion Barry's cocaine case spurred debate with authorities noting positive tests while researchers discuss user mindset and social factors shaping outcomes.

Barry Case Washington D.C Marion Barry FBI Barry Kevin Zeese Drug Policy Foundation Patricia Erickson The Addiction Research Foundation Toronto James N. Hall Up Front Drug Information Center Miami

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