Park-or-landfill debate in Linn County Iowa editorial
The Gazette argues for a fair test of Bluestem Solid Waste Agency’s proposed landfill site south of Cedar River and north of Highway 30. It notes the wooded location could screen debris and smells, questions costs of turning land into a park, and urges neighbors to propose viable alternatives or a better site in Linn County.
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Cedar River
Highway 30
Bluestem Solid Waste Agency
Cedar Rapids
Linn County
Highway 13
County Home Road
Bluestem
Mount Vernon Road
East Post Road
Marion
Rock Island Preserve
42Nd Street
Bobby Ratliff
Kcrg-Tv
Kermit Joins U S Mint in States Quarters Campaign
Kermit the Frog signs on with the U S Treasury to promote a new coin series. Over three years he will front print and broadcast ads for fifty state quarters. Mint Director Diehl calls him one of America’s great storytellers and hints he might even change his name to fit the campaign.
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Jim Henson
Kermit
United States Treasury Department
Kermit the Frog
U.S. Mint
Mint
Philip N. Diehl
America
Kermiit
Is She Being Too Picky About Punctuation
Reader questions whether word choices and capitalization in food phrasing and titles are overly fussy. The note suggests Alfredo versus Alfredo Sauce and debates semicolon usage in political prose, with examples about testimony and the word conflicted in relation to the Senate.
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Council
Landfill site sparks preservation plea in Cedar Rapids
Pamela Prochaska Ely urges Bluestem board to preserve a rare timber stand and river valley land, opposing its use as a dump. Scott A Smothers voices concern over flood of waste, water, and odor issues near Cedar Rapids while residents push for funding and public input.
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Bill Hennessey
Nature Conservancy
Iowa State
Cedar Rapids
Hennessey
Bluestem Board
Jones Park
Bever Park
Palisades Park
Cedar River
Palisade
Bluestem
Citizens Advisory Committee
CAC
Plum River
Worthington Acres
Abortion Vote Appeal to Senator Harkin Address and Call
Request to persuade Senator Tom Harkin to support banning partial birth abortion. Urges contacting his Washington office at Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 or Cedar Rapids office at 365-4504 to urge action. Emphasizes public demand to end late term abortion and to convince him of the cruelty involved.
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Tom Harkin
Senate
Washington D.C
Five Bucks for the Entertainment Violence Question
Mitch Albom argues that a federal probe into Hollywood's violence is pointless and costly. He claims Americans already know the link between entertainment and youth aggression and mocks Clinton’s 18 month study as an empty gesture. He asserts parents, schools, and society share blame and urges real action rather than rhetoric. The piece closes with a call to accountability and a boast that nobody will volunteer to fix the problem.
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Mitch Albumnet
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Clinton
Hollywood
America
World Wrestling Federation
Federal Trade Commission
Colorado
Georgia
Edgar Bronfman Jr
Universal Studios
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Otis Road
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Scott
Iowa
Gazette
Fylowa
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IRS
Oval Office
Lincoln
Pauly Shore
Mitch Albom
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Detroit Free Press
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