Pfeiffer Show Sparks Debate Over Slavery in Comedy
Leonard Pitts argues against a UPN sitcom about a Black English butler in Lincoln's White House, saying the era is inapt for humor. He blasts Desmond Pfeiffer as crude and unfunny, urging black viewers to disengage from the program and criticizes its stereotypes and writing.
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BR Sten
Pryor
Hell
Desmond Pfeiffer
UPN
Lincoln White House
Danny Bakewell
Brotherhood Crusade
Pfeiffer
KFC
Leonard Pitts
The
Gazette
Elplay
Aol.com
Gazette promotes farming with soybean ink and recycled paper
The Gazette highlights sustainable practices by using soybean ink and recycled newsprint. It urges readers to recycle newspapers at City Carton on Sixth St for greener communities.
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the Gazette
City Carton
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids Gazette Publication and Subscription Details
The Cedar Rapids Gazette established in 1883 publishes daily and Sunday at 500 Thi Avenue SE Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. It lists subscription rates including carrier and motor route options and mail terms with prices for various regions.
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Crisps
The
Gazette
Thi Avenue SE
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
U.S
Associated Press
Bealhe AP
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Dying winds aid crews in California wildfire fight
In Banning California firefighters battled two large fires Mount Edna and Taylor as Santa Ana winds eased. About 1,000 residents were evacuated Sunday with 2,500 firefighters 11 air tankers and 13 helicopters deployed across Mount Edna 23 893 acres and Taylor 2 400 acres. No structures were threatened and no serious injuries were reported.
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Banning
Calif
Iral Evans
Santa Ana
Los Angeles
Mount Edna
Taylor
Riverside County
Santa Anas
Desert
San Bernardino Mountains
Kosovo shows potential for U S ground peacekeepers
President Clinton warned that unchecked Serb violence in Kosovo could destabilize the region as NATO pressed for Milosevic to meet UN terms. Defense Secretary Cohen said a European‑led ground force could be considered if air strikes prove insufficient, with Washington offering several hundred aircraft and diplomacy with NATO and UK Prime Minister Blair.
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Washington
Clinton
Kosovo
Defense
William Cohen
Congress
U.S
Cohen
Bosnia
Persuane Jugoslav
Slobodan Milosevic
U.N
International Monetary Fund
World Bank
Balkans
Albania
Macedonia
NATO
Milosevic
United Nations
Richard Holbrooke
Belgrade
Pentagon
Tony Blair
China
U S records hottest September across the nation
The National Climatic Data Center reports September was the hottest on record in the United States with all lower 48 states hotter than normal. Twenty six states posted exceptionally high averages, and two thirds of the contiguous U.S. endured near record heat continually throughout September.
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Washington
United States
Richard Heim
National Climatic Data Center
Climate Variations Bulletin
William Brown
South Carolina
Arizona
California
Georgia
Brown
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Robins Rd
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44Th St
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