Puzzling consumer choices and a mortgage prepayment offer
Reader questions about why people pay more per unit for certain items and sign costly service deals. The column cites a mortgage prepayment offer with a 350 fee, unit-price quirks like larger soda cups, budget electric bills, and why ads persist in a government regulated monopoly, with no firm explanations from readers.
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Mike Deupree
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Complete East Iowa coverage The Gazette promotes agriculture
The Gazette announces subscription and recycling details for Cedar Rapids readers. It notes soybean ink and recycled newsprint usage and provides addresses and phone numbers for subscription services and recycling locations. It includes rates for daily and Sunday editions and general contact numbers.
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Crazy Horse back in court in trademark case
Rosebud Supreme Court orders a prompt trial in tribal court to decide the estate of Tasunka Witko Crazy Horse versus Hornell G Heileman Ferolito Valtaggio bottlers and distributors over a Crazy Horse Malt Liquor label. Judge Whiting’s 1994 ruling dismissed for lack of jurisdiction. appeal argues jurisdiction scope.
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Highland Falls Struggles as West Point Ties Fray
In Highland Falls New York the town and nearby West Point clash over cuts in government aid and shifting economics. Mayor D Onofrio blames the academy for budget strains while West Point downsizes and expands its own ventures. Tourism and local commerce feel the squeeze as residents seek a niche beyond the famous military academy. The town weighs how to balance civic image with a changing fiscal reality.
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