Blum attacks tobacco marketers and industry parasitism
Anti tobacco advocate Alan Blum accuses major tobacco firms of marketing to children and driving deaths, calling executives jail worthy while urging boycotts of all products tied to Philip Morris. He cites Coke sponsors and the Marlboro brand as examples and stresses satire as a tool.
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Alan Blum
America
Cedar Rapids
Blum
Doctors Ought To
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Sammy Davis Jr
Davis
Tobacco
Camel
Kids' message on bags prompts anti smoking art contest
At Hy-Vee stores a "Sack the Pack" contest decorates grocery bags with an anti smoking message by Nixon Elementary fourth grader Megan Stephenson who won first place. DOC and Cedar Rapids Marion COMMIT sponsor the event as posters will appear on billboards with runners up showcased.
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DOC
Blum
Nixon
Megan Stephenson
Cedar Rapids-Marion
Muslims Celebrate Idd-ul-Adha Feast at Local Center
The Islamic Center and Mosque will host Idd-ul-Adha Monday at 9 a.m. with Takbir recitation, a sermon by Imam Taha Tawil, and a pot luck breakfast, followed by a Wednesday Bever Park picnic at 5 p.m. Tawil explains Abraham as the shared patriarch of Judaism Christianity and Islam and notes the Mecca pilgrimage.
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Idd-ul-Adha
Abraham
Islamic Center
Imam Taha Tawil
Bever Park
God
Tawil
Earth
Jesus
Isaac
Mohammed
Ishmael
Mecca
Hagar
Boddicker Nominated in Iowa House Race
Republicans in Iowa House District 43 nominate Daniel J. Boddicker of Tipton to challenge Democratic incumbent David Osterberg of Mount Vernon. The nomination occurred Tuesday at a special caucus for the district which covers most of Cedar County and part of Linn County. Boddicker works on the engineering staff of HWH Corp. in Moscow, Iowa.
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Gazette
Iowa
Daniel J. Boddicker
Tipton
David Osterberg
Mount Vernon
Boddicker
Cedar County
Linn County
HWH Corp
Moscow
Major airport project stays on track after bid woes
Cedar Rapids Municipal Airport advances a runway pavement reconstruction and electrical work after two-bid competition. Manatt's Inc. wins $1.398 million for pavement. K & W Electric Inc. bids $558,000 for electrical work only. Funding covers 90 percent with airport revenues.
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Jeff Burnham
Cedar Rapids
Manatt’s Inc
Brooklyn
Iowa
Manatt’s
F & E Paving Co
K & W Electric Inc
Cedar Falls
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Coolidge
Eric Roehrkasse
Cleveland
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Wright
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Grant Wood
Dick Tracy
Jack & the Rippers
Country Express
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Ashport
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