Cultural Amnesia warns Americans ignore past at their peril
Stephen Bertman argues in Cultural Amnesia America risks danger by neglecting history. He cites polls showing widespread geographic and historical ignorance, laments focus on tech and money, and warns memory loss erodes culture, politics, and identity.
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Stephen Bertman
Canada
University of Windsor
America
Praeger
Gallup
Columbus
National Geographic Society
Persian Gulf
Central America
South Korea
England
Bertman
Clinton seeks protected marine areas system along coast
President Clinton outlined a federal plan to create protected marine areas to shield seas and beaches from fishing drilling and other human activity. He visited Assateague Island Md and warned oceans face pollution global warming and other dangers while noting current protections and potential future limits on industry.
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Clinton
Ment
Freeland Mason
Kilmarnock
Assateague
Watermen
Mason
Virginia Watermen’s Association
Patricia Martin
Ocean City
Maryland
Atlantis crew fixes station and departs as power restored
Space shuttle Atlantis lifted after six days docked at the international space station. Crews installed four new batteries, detectors and safety gear, raising the orbit by about 30 miles to 237 miles. NASA noted two detectors may be dust sensitive and that the station will remain unmanned until September.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
Space Shuttle
Atlantis
International Space Station
Space Station
Paul Hill
Central Asia
Earth
James Voss
Susan Helms
Yuri Usachev
Voss
NASA
Russia
For Sale by Owners: Get Top Dollar in DIY Home Sales
Cedar Rapids readers are urged to order a free report titled Sell Your Own Home detailing how to successfully sell without an agent. The ad promises insider tips, claims agents suppress critical knowledge, and provides a 24/7 toll free number with a recorded message to obtain the guide. Associates (MX REALTORS)
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa City
Court allows questioning in Willey case
A three judge panel of the U S Court of Appeals affirmed that a lower court overstepped in ruling Clinton violated the Privacy Act by releasing Kathleen Willey letters. The decision clears the way for questioning White House aides about the Willey letters while keeping the case for further review.
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Washington Post
Washington
Clinton
Kathleen Willey
White House
Oval Office
D.C
U.S. Court of Appeals
U.S
Royce Lamberth
Wil
Ley
Lamberth
Justice Department
FBI Warns On Resume Style Email Virus
The FBI reports a new email worm spreading via Outlook that copies itself to address book contacts and deletes files. It arrives with the subject Resume Jan et Simons and urges users to avoid opening such messages, delete them, and disable Outlook's executive summary feature.
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Janet Simons
FBI
Correction policy note on Cedar Rapids sports history
The Gazette states it will publish corrections for inaccuracies and misleading headlines. A reader inquiry notes the 1920s lack of tennis courts in Cedar Rapids, except at Washington High School where Russell Knapp studied. A correction or clarification will be published if a report is found wrong.
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Cedar Rapids
Washington High School
Russell Knapp
the Gazette
Jen
Third Avenue SE
Cedar
Cedar Canen
Cotas
U.S
Republiaon
Qyazette P.O
Yar
Affordable Construction House
Medic
Hunters Ridge
J Strait Lowa Realty
All Iowa Fair Lowa
Amana Society
Kamal
Avalon Networks
Kalona Antiques
Kcrg Radio
Cedar Rapids Hearing
KCRG
Castle Sports
Kennedy High School
Kenwood House
Iowa City
Lebeda
Coldwell Banker
Hedges Manor Care Health Services
Collins Community Credit Uaw Marquette Bank
McLeod USA
Cottage Grove Place
National Car Rental Country Kitchen
Nevada
Gazette promotes agriculture with soybean ink and recycling drive
The Gazette highlights green printing using soybean ink and encourages recycling of newspapers at City Carton in Cedar Rapids. It lists periodical postage details and annual subscription rates, noting locations and mailing info for Cedar Rapids and surrounding areas.
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