Safety in sports and the dangers of bare faces on kids
Gus Schrader reflects on how ads show adults pitching to young players without masks, warns of facial injuries from tipped balls, and recalls Jack Ogden and family coaching memories. He muses on habits, asks why adults and children talk oddly, and invites readers to write him at The Gazette.
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Madison Avenue
Jean
Jack
Frosty Mitchell
Iowa
Frosty
Liddo
Gus Schrader
the Gazette
Theme parks feel attendance squeeze during slow summer
Attendance at major U S theme parks eases in midsummer amid a softer economy. Orlando hotel occupancy and airport traffic dip, Disney World shows a 7 percent to 8 percent quarterly drop, Disneyland down 5 percent to 6 percent, California Adventure struggles to pull in 9 000 to 12 000 daily despite 33 000 capacity.
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Orlando, Fla
Kelli Kinch
Lori
Splash Mountain
Walt Disney World
Kinch
Erie
Disney
Magic Kingdom
America
U.S
International Association of Amusement Parks
Orlando
Orlando International Airport
Disneyland
Anaheim
Calif
Merrill Lynch
Jessica Reif Cohen
Andrew Slabin
Main Street USA
Lake Buena Vista
Fla
Manure Discipline At Heartland Christian Leads To Abuse Charges
At Heartland Christian in Lewis County Missouri five adult workers face felony abuse charges after allegations that children were forced to stand in manure urine and cattle afterbirths for up to two hours as punishment. Corday Thomas 13 says he was sent there for violence and drugs and later earned good grades. The community founded by Charles N Sharpe is described as a religious tax exempt group with a 200 student K-12 school and a multimillion dollar fortune.
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LA Belle
Heartland Christian School
Lewis County
David Parrish
Parrish
Kansas City Insurance
Charles N. Sharpe
Heartland
Kansas City
Sharpe
Questions remain in Flight 800 crash
Five years after TWA Flight 800 exploded, key issues linger. Safety improvements, lawsuits, and a monument are pending as families honor victims and reflect on lessons about tanks, fuel, wiring, and aging systems.
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East Moriches
N.Y
TWA
John Clark
National
Trans
Portation Safety Board
Flight 800
NTSB
Gazette backs future with soybean ink and recycle push
The Gazette promotes agricultural investment by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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City Carton
Sixth St
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Uly
Collins Rd
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Ia City
Siegel's
Diamond & Gold Outlet
1St Ave
Menards
Fabian Seafood
Galveston
Texas
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Mt. Vernon Rd
New Life Fitness World
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Iowa City
Smith Point Park
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Wehrheim Group
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Abry
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Best of Iowa
Comm Credit Union Budget Car Rental & Sales
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Comfort Living
Heaven
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Forever
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Eye Center
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