Thanksgiving reflections on ancestry and American history
Gus Schrader muses on migration and the diverse paths to America from Nazi era fears to Holocaust remnants and slave descendants. He notes historic harms and ongoing legal actions by Johnnie Cochran’s group seeking compensation for African-American slaves while highlighting global plagues and South Africa’s challenges.
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The Gazette Promotes Soy Ink and Recycling
The Gazette promotes agriculture by printing with soybean ink and using recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St SW or at the nearest recycling location.
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Coke Toys With Quaker Oats In Bid Talks After Pepsi Rejection
Reports say Coca Cola and Danone explored buyout talks with Quaker Oats after a 14.8 billion Pepsi offer. Quaker’s Gatorade drives sales while antitrust and product-divisions issues loom for a potential Coke takeover. Other suitors include Nestle and Pepsi.
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Peru's Fujimori to resign amid corruption probes
President Alberto Fujimori announced from Tokyo that he will resign within 48 hours amid rising corruption scandals surrounding his regime and fugitive former intel chief Vladimiro Montesinos. Prime Minister Salas and Vice President Marquez will handle transition toward April elections and July new leadership.
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Electors split on Electoral College reform survey shows
AP interviewed 342 electors, about two thirds of the 538, finding more than a third of Democratic electors want reform or abolition while most Republican electors back the current system. Gore electors express mixed views. Bush electors largely defend the college.
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