Fairness and vanity in a reader letter and musings
Steve Barnes of Tama critiques Donald Kaul for alleged bias against Ronald Reagan while defending fairness in commentary. The column threads through political opinions, admiration for certain traits, and a digression into who readers would be if they could be someone else for a day, from Sandra Day OConnor to Stephen Hawking.
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Reagan
Steve Barnes
Tama
Donald Kaul
Ronald Reagan
Ayatollah Khomeini
George Steinbrenner
Mr. Reagan
Warren Harding
Ulysses S. Grant
Harding
Ronald
Des Moines Skywalker
Supreme Court
Sandra Day O’connor
Princess Diana
Eddie Murphy
Michael Jordan
Jose Canseco
Stephen Hawking
Hawking
Lucasian
Cambridge University
Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
Lou Gehrig
There sculpture aims to heal Oakland pride with art
In Oakland City Square a 17 foot tall swirl titled There was installed Saturday at a cost of 95000 dollars. City officials hope the sculpture boosts civic pride and image despite not solving deeper problems. Gertrude Stein born in Oakland left at 17 in 1891 returned 44 years later noting changes. Stein died in 1946 and valued repetition in writing and the line a rose is a rose is a rose.
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Oakland
Calif
City Square
Gertrude Stein
San Francisco
Glenn Jones
Stein
City
The Cedars Gazette Postal Notice
The Cedars Gazette advertises its mailing rates and delivery details for Cedar Rapids. It lists subscription costs per week per 4 weeks and per year. It notes mail service areas and republication rights via Associated Press.
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The
Cedars Gazette
Gazette Company
Pee Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Lowe
Es Coke
U.S
Associated Press
Hemingway Days festival thrills Key West with contests and crowds
The eighth Hemingway Days Festival drew about 8 000 visitors as fans flocked to Sloppy Joe's Bar for the Look Alike contest won by Tom Cosselman of Michigan. Edwin Crooks Jr. took the 238 pound blue marlin in the Billfish Tournament among 37 boats. The short story contest drew 580 entries from the United States France and Switzerland with Mary McDaniel of Illinois winning for The Dance for Three.
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Key West
Fla
Ernest Hemingway
Michael Whalton
Whalton
Tom Cossel
Hemingway
United States
France
Switzerland
Mary McDaniel
Charleston
Ill
Chicago Moves To Ban Smoking In Public Places
Chicago adopts an ordinance banning smoking in enclosed public spaces including taxis and train terminals and requiring smoking and non smoking sections in restaurants with 40 seats or more. Bars and private meetings are exempt. Fines range from 25 to 190 dollars. Police will use persuasion and warnings to encourage compliance.
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Chicago
Dean Davis
Davis
New York
Los Angeles
John Culleton
Sam Sianas
Michigan Avenue
Sianas
Clinton to appear on Tonight Show after Carson barb
Arkansas Governor Bill Clinton will join Johnny Carson on NBCs Tonight Show Thursday following Carson critique of his Democratic National Convention speech. Clinton accepted the invitation Saturday via press secretary Mike Gouldin. Mondale urges public figure caution while noting never say never in politics.
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Bill Clinton
Arkansas
NBC
Johnny Carson
Clinton
Carson
Mike Gouldin
Michael Dukakis
Barn dismantling alarms Vermont preservationists
Vermont preservationists oppose firms that dismantle historic barns for relocation and upscale housing. They warn removal erodes agricultural heritage, while barn movers argue salvaging dilapidated structures preserves history, noting buyers seek architectural relics absent in modern building.
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Ferrisburg
Vermont
Ken Arthur
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Horton Bay
Mich
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Mondale
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