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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1996
Page
8
Ken Slaughter serves as Vice President and Treasurer while Mark Bowden becomes Managing Editor guiding operations at the news desk. Both hold key leadership roles shaping editorial and financial direction.
The editorial celebrates Thanksgiving as a blend of warmth and football, charity and secular reflection. It notes national peace, mild weather locally, and a view of Thanksgiving as a unique American, cyclical holiday tied to traditions, family, and hopeful contrasts.
The piece recalls 1946 Gazette editorials about why the male head of household carves the turkey and how skill, improvisation, and tools matter. It notes the tradition and humor of carving in the kitchen away from guests as a practical lesson in handyman craft.
The Cedar Rapids based Hospice of Mercy thanks volunteers and donors as National Hospice Month closes. The program spans Linn Benton Jones Cedar and parts of Johnson counties with volunteers from a 50 mile radius and teams including physicians, nurses, social workers, chaplains and bereavement staff.
Dennis Avery argues the World Food Summit failed to produce a clear strategy or funding for boosting global agriculture. He warns that reliance on political correctness and FAO budget limits hinder real progress toward feeding up to 9 billion people, stressing need for free trade and research.
An essayist questions the holiday label while embracing Thanksgiving as daily gratitude. He recalls personal moments of blessing from his son’s health to a grandchild’s lullaby, and a hurricane night when stars over South Florida felt like a sign.
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