Music teacher notes in awe of Boston Pops appearance
Gus Schrader recalls being invited to sing with the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra in Vero Beach Florida for a fundraising concert benefiting Indian River Memorial Hospital. He performed America the Beautiful Yankee Doodle Dandy This Land is Your Land You're a Grand Old Flag and God Bless America amid a 7000 general admission crowd and 500 VIP attendees. The 90 piece ensemble offered two hours of music ending with the 1812 Overture and fireworks. Schrader reflects on a childhood rejection from a first grade choir and contemplates another solo if the Pops return.
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U.S. health care costs rise to record $1.2 trillion
The government projects total health care spending to hit 2.6 trillion by 2010, with prescription drugs nearly 10 percent of costs and rising 12.6 percent yearly. Drug spending reached 99.6 billion in 1999 as aging, new pricey meds, and home treatments drive costs, fueling policy battles in Congress and Medicare coverage debates.
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Man Survives Seaside Cliff Plunge Near Santa Rosa
James Sloan, 72, survived a 350 foot plunge off a California seaside cliff after his car wedged in a ravine along Highway 1. He spent two cold nights in the wreck, suffered cuts and bruises, and was rescued by a Sonoma County Sheriffs Department helicopter. the vehicle tumbled down into heavy brush near a hazardous drop to the Pacific.
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Zapatista Rebels Parade Through Mexico City Pressing Indian Rights
In a two week southern Mexico tour ending in Mexico City, 23 Zapatista commanders led by Sub comandante Marcos rode into the main plaza before about 75 000 supporters to demand congressional approval of an Indian rights law Marcos urged constitutional recognition for Indian culture and criticized President Vicente Fox for not altering policy enough Fox aims to win rebel support to quiet the armed movement while Marcos cautioned against a Fox led spectacle against the rebels.
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Gazette Proclaims Soybean Ink and Recycling Drive
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint to promote farming and sustainability. It urges readers to recycle by dropping papers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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