Wake-up call to parents about child welfare
Leonard Pitts urges parents to act as responsible guardians after a Michigan six-year-old killed a girl, noting parental dysfunctions and societal factors. He stresses every child needs one committed grown-up and cites his own mother as a guiding example. Pitts invites readers to contact him via email or toll-free number.
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Leonard Pitts
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Corps will not halt Mississippi Illinois lock expansion
The Army Corps of Engineers will continue the $1 billion lock lengthening project on the upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers despite investigations into alleged data falsifications. Environmental groups and a taxpayer group want a halt until reviews finish.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Mississippi
Illinois
Corps
Minneapolis
Cairo
Ill
Sweeney
Carl Zichella
Midwest
The
Sierra Club
Ron Fournier
Rock Island, Ill
Congress
Fournier
Tim Searchinger
Environmental Defense
Treasury to buy back part of debt in 1 billion start
The United States plans a 1 billion initial debt buyback using a reverse auction for 30 year bonds from 1985 to 1990 as a test of new procedures. Subsequent purchases may follow this month.
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Treasury
Washington
U.S. Treasury
U.S. Treasury Department
Lawrence Summers
Corrections issued for misidentified Xavier player on page 1A
Abbie Scheib was misidentified as a Xavier girls basketball player pictured with Colleen Con ley Kristin Jennings and Kristen Leonard. A Saturday story wrongly stated Linn-Mar teacher Michael Garoutte abused a 15 year old student. the Gazette will publish corrections and respond to accuracy complaints.
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Xavier
Colleen Conley
Kristin Jennings
Kristen Leonard
Linn-Mar
Michael Garoutte
Gazette promotes farming with soybean ink reuse and recycling
The Gazette highlights its commitment to the future by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on 4250 Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling drop-off location.
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City Carton
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