Dying well as a quiet form of revenge in public life
Jacquelyn Mitchard reflects on Linda McCartney's death and the privacy we demand for public figures. She argues that a dignified, private passing offers a form of revenge against intrusive media, contrasting personal loss with relentless scrutiny from fame.
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Linda Eastman McCartney
Paul McCartney
Linda McCartney
California
Arizona
Paris
Diana
Princess of Wales
John Lennon
Oprah Winfrey
McCartneys
McCartney
Jacquelyn Mitchard
The
Gazette
Mitch
Mailbag.com
Attorneys Conclude Closing in Minnesota Tobacco Trial
Final arguments begin as settlement talks collapse near jury deliberations in Minnesota's tobacco case. The state and Blue Cross seek 1.77 billion for smoker treatment costs while talks over a 5 billion settlement with tobacco companies stalled.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Minnesota
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Andy Czajkowski
State
Exhumation planned at Tomb of the Unknowns
Fourteen or so years after President Reagan presided over the burial of a Vietnam veteran, the remains at the Tomb of the Unknowns will be exhumed to seek identification. Defense officials say the move balances tomb sanctity with the need for full accounting of missing personnel.
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Washington
Reagan
Air Force
Michael J. Blassie
Defense
William Cohen
Pentagon
Kenneth Bacon
Bacon
Blassie
Pat Blassie
White House
Mike McCurry
McCurry
Arlington National Cemetery
John Metzler Jr
Army Forces Institute of Pathol
Correction on Education Town Meeting Air Date
A notice explains a correction to a Thursday story about a U S Department of Education town meeting titled Making Math Count. It states the Gazette will run corrections or clarifications in this space and provides a contact phone number.
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U.S. Department of Education
KTS
Kirkwood
the Gazette
Cedar Cooler
Cedar Rapids
The Gazette Promotes Soybean Ink and Recycling
The Gazette highlights its use of soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to drop off newspapers at City Carton at 4250 Sixth St. SW or use the nearest recycling location.
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City Carton
Sixth St
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