Warning on silly product labels sparks debate on danger of over warnings
A columnist rails against excessive product warnings seen in a supermarket toy hat an office blades and McDonalds hot coffee. He recalls a 1994 McDonald's coffee verdict and argues such cautions insult intelligent consumers and fuel frivolous lawsuits. He predicts growing legalism and dumbing down as society clings to warnings.
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Mickey D's
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Shark fins spur federal talks across Pacific waters
In Hawaii boats docked with fins selling for up to 32 dollars a pound, with some shipped to Asia at 256 a pound. The industry nets 30 million annually locally, while shark carcasses are discarded at sea. Federal officials study populations and markets as finning debates grow.
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Display Advertising Reference Ads Plac To Accommodate
Fragmentary notice shows an advertising reference item for a local display space and accommodations. No clear names, dates, or figures are readable in the fragment.
Gazette Promotes Green Printing and Recycling Drive
The Gazette highlights use of soybean ink and recycled news print to support farming and sustainability. Readers are urged to drop newspapers for recycling at City Carton on Sixth Street SW or at nearby local recycling centers.
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City Carton
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Cedar Gazette Publishing Details and Subscriptions
The Cedar Gazette established 1883 by The Gazette Company publishes daily and Sunday from Cedar Rapids Iowa 52401. Subscription rates: carrier $4.40 weekly, mail morning editions and Sunday 7 issues $19 for 4 weeks or $236 for 52 weeks. Associated Press rights noted. Contact numbers include 319 398 8333 and 1 200 397 8333.
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Gazette Company
Pease Cedar Rapids
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Cedar Rapids
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Foster mother in Russia cares for 14 children amid stigma
Irina Palezhayeva runs a Krasovo Moscow foster home for 14 children, nine of them fostered, amid bureaucratic limits and social stigma. She worries about aging out at 18, limited state support, and safety as she fights to teach basic ethics and daily survival while facing lack of official aid.
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Mama
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United States
Amar Ayshakh
Humanities University
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Vika
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