Misfortune casts daughter as mother in Cedar Rapids home
Anna Dennis 32 with diabetes epilepsy and a broken hip relies on her 12 year old daughter Sarah Batterson for care. In their photo lined southeast Cedar Rapids house, Sarah handles meals cleaning and feet rubs while soothing her mother through seizures. Miracle Joy name changed to Sarah Nicole reflects survival and resilience through a life of care and headlines.
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Anna Dennis
Cedar Rapids
Sarah Batterson
Third Avenue
Sarah
Anna
Joy
Sarah Nicole
Victory Day brings former foes together in Moscow
In Red Square the United States Russia Italy and Germany joined to mark Nazi surrender anniversary. Boris Yeltsin praised unity as veterans and bands from four nations performed on a warm afternoon near Lenin's mausoleum.
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Moscow
Kremlin
U.S
Red Square
Russia
Boris Yeltsin
Germany
Soviet Union
John Philip Sousa
Vladimir Lenin
Italy
Tanger mall expands in Williamsburg with two more phases
Tanger plans Phases 4 and 5 of the Williamsburg outlet center at Interstate 80 and County Road 149, growing to 251000 square feet and creating about 200 new jobs. Phase 4 opens this summer with 34,000 square feet and 10 shops, Phase 5 completes next spring with 40000 square feet. Existing tenants include L Egg s Hanes Ball Black Decker Leslie Fay and more. A large mural highlighting Iowa tourist attractions was commissioned by Tanger.
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George C. Ford
Tanger
L’eggs
Hanes & Ball
Black & Decker
Leslie Fay
Liz Claibourne
Bass Shoe
London Fog
Toy Liquidators
Adolfo, Gitano
Mikasa
Galt Sand
Bugle Boy
Swank
American Tourister
Iowa
Tanger Factory
Williamsburg
Iowa County
Gene Turner
Bush vetoes campaign finance reform and PAC ban call
President Bush vetoed the campaign finance overhaul citing public funding of congressional races and a failure to ban special interest PACs. He warned the bill would raid the Treasury and allow ongoing soft money influence. Clinton urged a tougher bill limiting PAC contributions to $1000 and new party spending limits.
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Washington
Bush
Congress
Bill Clinton
San Diego
Arkansas
Bill
Clinton
PAC
House
Senate
Treasury
Today’s Chuckle Prompt Reflects Timely Procrastination
A lighthearted joke notes the habit of delaying tasks until tomorrow when mistakes loom if tackled today. The quip plays on the irony of postponing work that seems doomed to fail, urging a wary humor about self imposed deadlines.
Student Poet from Marion Reflects Rodney King Riots
Josh Mason a Metro High School student from Marion wrote a poem about his feelings on the Rodney King verdict and the accompanying rioting. The Youth Plus in Mon day's Gazette features his verse as a response to the events.
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Josh Mason
Marion
Rodney King
Youth Plus
Gazette
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