Polarized battle over affirmative action in civil rights post
Ellen Goodman's Gazette column examines the clash over a civil rights post, naming Bill Lee and Lani Guinier as key figures. It frames the dispute as a national polarization on merit, testing, and race, urging a broader view of justice and opportunity.
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Subscribers urged to arrange vacation pack with Gazette
Readers leaving town during Thanksgiving week are asked to contact The Gazette at least three days before departure to set up a vacation pack or temporary newspaper stop. Circulation Department numbers include 398-8333 1 800 397-8333 and 339 3150 Johnson County Bureau.
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FBI ends TWA Flight 800 probe after ruling no criminal act
After analyzing over 1 million pieces of wreckage and 7,000 interviews, the FBI announced the probe into Flight 800 found no evidence of a criminal act. A CIA video simulation supported witness observations of the explosion’s end, not its start. 230 aboard perished when the jet broke up off Long Island after leaving Kennedy for Paris.
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Frazier wins National Book Award for Cold Mountain
New York AP reports first time novelist Charles Frazier wins fiction prize over Don DeLillo for Cold Mountain earning ten thousand dollars. DeLillo had been favored with Underworld while other winners include Joseph Ellis for American Sphinx and Han Nolan for Dancing on the Edge.
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Correction notice on December 17 landfill meeting date
The Gazette corrects the date for the Citizens Advisory Committee meeting to December 17. A November 14 story had the wrong date. The paper will respond to complaints about accuracy and fairness in news reports and headlines in this space. Call 398 8313.
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Gazette Highlights Soybean Ink and Recycling Efforts
The Gazette promotes a future by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. Readers are urged to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St or via the nearest recycling location.
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