Sensitivity in heroes draws cranks at 1980s tone shift
A columnist rails against updated superheroes turning into sensitive, tea sipping figures while admiring tough icons like James Bond. He imagines westerns rewritten as therapeutic parables and mocks the era’s macho standards, ending with a jab that Lt. Ripley would win.
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Doc Savage
Doc Irritable
Rambo
Ripley
Sigourney Weaver
Marilyn Monroe
John Wayne
Shanes
Phil Donahue
Marshal Will Kane
Alan Alda
Frank Miller
Kane
Miller
Roberts
Frankie Laine
Associated Press
James Bond
Timothy Dalton
Bond
GQ Magazine
Dalton
Lifeguard Shortage Hits Northeast Beaches and Camps
Officials from 11 northeastern states report a lifeguard shortage as pay and image hinder recruitment. Rhode Island cites a 20 guard shortfall, risking fewer services. Cedar Rapids reports ample applicants for 45 positions with strong interest in lifeguard and concessions.
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Parks and Recreation Directors
North
William J. Hawkins
Rhode Island
Division of Parks and Recreation
Hawkins
Cedar Rapids
Sue Croshier
Cedar Rapids Recreation Commission
IBP faces chlorine discharge concerns at Columbus Junction plant
Iowa state official cites a May 6 sample showing 37 times the chlorine standard at IBP Inc. plant discharging into the Iowa River. Officials expect adding chlorine limits to the facility permit while noting progress on BOD and solids violations and the need to balance disinfection with ecological impact.
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Dale Kueter Lazelle
IBP Inc
Columbus Junction Park
Iowa River
IBP
Tim O’connor
O'Connor
Iowa
O’connor
Lavoy Haage
Des Moines
Columbus Junction
Parents sue bar that served son's attacker
Iowa City parents Gary and Marcia Slager sue College St Club owner HWA Corp for damages under dram shop law. They allege staff served DeSantiago while intoxicated before he shot their son John Slager, who remains partially brain injured. DeSantiago, 19 at the time, was convicted of attempted murder and is serving 25 years.
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Lyle Muller
Johnon County
Iowa City
Gary
Marcia Slager
HWA Corp
College St Club
E. College St
John Slager
Ramon Jose DeSantiago
DeSantiago
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Slager
Clinton Street
Ralph Peterson
Steven Brickey
Marion youngster struck by car in serious condition
A 5-year-old Marion boy, Andrew Hunt, was hit by a car on Grand Avenue at 5:18 p.m. Monday and taken to St. Luke's Hospital in serious condition. The driver, James Willmsen, 19, was charged with speeding.
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Marion
St. Luke’s Hospital
Grand Avenue
Andrew Hunt
James
Deborah Hunt
Valleyview Dr
James Willmsen
29Th St. Ct
St. Luke’s
Willmsen
Gazette Corrects Engagement Report Inquiry Launched
An engagement notice printed in Sundays Gazette was incorrect. The Gazette is reviewing the source of the information and will address complaints about accuracy fairness and completeness. When errors are confirmed a correction or clarification will be published. Call 398 8313.
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Joseph V. Seiter
Colleen S. Hillier
The
Gazette
Teen Machine
Mercy
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Third Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa. Second class postage paid at Cedar Rapids. Subscription rates list weekly carrier and mail prices with varying 4 week and 52 week terms. Postmaster address for changes provided.
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Cedar Rapids
The
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
AP News
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
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