Final meals and potlucks across regions
The piece contrasts famous last meals in golf with local Iowa church dinners and potlucks. It recalls Nicklaus and Watson choosing iconic courses for a final round, notes Shirley Ruedy's interview angle, and celebrates era dinners from Germanic Nebraskan potlucks to Minnesota church picnics and Florida pasta trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ack Nicklaus
Pebble Beach
California
Monterey Peninsula
Tom Watson
Ballybunion
Ireland
Shirley Ruedy
Sunday Gazette
North
Iowa
Debunking Myths About Marco Polo and Historic Figures
In a light historical nitpick, the writer mocks revisionists who doubt Marco Polo or famous presidents, noting errors in measurements such as an Olympic pool length. The piece praises a reader who corrected a figure about a 50 meter pool, and mentions Gus Schrader’s Monday column in The Gazette.
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Marco Polo
Venice
Far East
George Washington
Abe Lincoln
University of Iowa
Fewer campaign books this time
Journalist Roger Simon and Newsweek will publish major 1996 campaign histories, with Atlantic Monthly Press releasing a January book by Evan Thomas. Jules Witcover foresees the genre waning as access improves and outlets proliferate, while White timeline roots fade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EW York
Theodore H. White
Hunter S. Thompson
Richard Ben Cramer
Roger Simon
Little Rock
Ark
Clinton
HarperCollins
Simon
Newsweek
Washington
Evan Thomas
Atlantic Monthly Press
Baltimore Sun
Jules Witcover
Jack W. Germond
Sun
McLaughlin Group
Curmudgeon
The Gazette Encourages Soybean Ink Recycling
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and recycles on recycled news print. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton 4250 Sixth St SW or use the nearest recycling location. Cedar Rapids Gazette contact details are listed for the established publication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Mr Go Between Nakodo Remains A Feature Of Japanese Weddings
In Kamakura a detailed Shinto ceremony unfolds with a go-between or nakodo orchestrating the reception and speeches. The figure, often a family friend, guides introductions and regional tributes while couples face rising costs and dwindling arranged marriages. The tradition persists amid changing norms as the couple and guests navigate protocol and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amakura
Japan
Nakodo-san
Go-Between
New York
Tetsuo Sakurai
Tokyo Keizai University
Nakado
Nagasaki
Hachiyoshi Sanada
Masahiko Kagami
Urara
Tokyo
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Minnesota
Florida
Gus Schrader
The
Gazette
By Paul D. Colford Sweet
Witcover
Farrar, Straus
White
Richard M. Nixon
George McGovern
Cedar Go
Cedar Rapids
O Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Bob Zimmerman
Ford Campbell Steele Galle Carmike Cinemas
Cedar Rapids Bowling
Cedar Rapids Tile
Claxton Pharmacy
Collins Credit Union Copyworks
D & B Tree Service
U&lauo
Excalibur Network
Extra Corporation
Fox Eye
Ihen
Internet Navigator
Iowa City
Vertising Referencecrg
Kgan Longbranch
Maka Blind Company
Medicenter West
Prosthodontics
Nova University
Nova Mortgage Pioneer Office
Produ Restylers Ro
Siegel
Skogman Realty Technigraphics
the Blind Factory
Heatre
Cedar Rapids Founders
Ben
Deadline
Pioneer Office Products
HON
Lec
Ros
Mr. Go-Between
Kamakura
Tomoko Matsumoto
Brett Alten
Hawkeyes
Missouri Tigers
Iowa Hawkeyes
Ay Is
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