Let’s Listen: A Call for Attentive Convention Coverage
Bob Greene argues that TV networks should return to listening to convention speakers. He laments reduced air time for speeches and excessive commentary, urging journalists to favor speakers over pundits and to resume letting audiences hear what is being said.
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The Gazette's Green Print and Recycling Push
The Cedar Rapids Gazette promotes agriculture by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It lists recycling drop boxes at City Carton, econofoods, and Hy-Vee locations in Marion and urges readers to recycle newspapers. The paper, established 1883, provides subscription rates and mailing addresses for Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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Census finds 57 percent of black children with one parent in 1991
Census Bureau data show 57.5 percent of black children live with a single parent as of March 1991, mostly with mothers. The shift from two parents to single parenting reflects broader changes in American family structure and rising poverty risk for children.
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Sar Levitan
George Wash
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Weekend events and recycling drive in Cedar Rapids
July 17 listings include a recycling truck at Hy-Vee on Mount Vernon Road SE from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Items accepted include clear glass containers, bagged newspapers, and metal pieces under 3 feet. Also noted are morning and afternoon meetings for the Benton County Board of Supervisors and Kirkwood Community College Board at specified locations.
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Family Fictions review highlights secrets in postwar wealth
Richard Hall's novel traces Margaret Schanberg who renames to Shay to escape anti Semitism and family pressure in Long Island. The book examines hidden prejudices and the pull of heritage within a privileged household.
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Chemical nitric oxide triggers male erection study
Johns Hopkins researchers show that minute amounts of nitric oxide trigger penile erection in rats and are present in human nerves. Dr. Burnett notes the effect lasts only seconds but is essential, and Dr. Snyder predicts clinical drugs enhancing nitric oxide could aid impotence within five years.
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Johns Hopkins University
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Correction on insect image at Indian Creek Nature Center
Rich Patterson director of the Indian Creek Nature Center says he erred in identifying a large insect pictured in Thursday's Gazette. The 3 inch winged insect is a Dobsonfly from the Corydalidae family. Dobsonfly larvae hatch in water and adults fly at night. The Gazette will respond to complaints about accuracy and publish corrections or clarifications when reports are wrong.
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