Halloween costumes and the line between fun and offense
Mike Deupree weighs in on costume rules for Halloween safety and sensitivity, arguing that while pedestrian safety and anti bigotry are sensible, the ban on offensive or disrespectful outfits limits choices. He suggests safer, tongue in cheek options like go as a teen-ager or a dumpling, noting political figures and stereotypes can still be risky.
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al Jolson
Newt Gingrich
Democratic
Washington Press Corps
Larry Talbot
Iowa
Madonna
Cyclone
Hawkeye
ISU
The
Rolling Stones
Joel McCrea
Sullivan
Japanese women face pervasive train groping on crowded lines
On crowded Tokyo trains Yoko Kurihara recalls a hand inside her clothing and fleeing at the next stop. A Osaka women’s group reports three-quarters of respondents in their 20s and 30s have encountered a groper. Activists say society tolerates such acts and police face reporting hurdles.
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Tokyo
Yoko Kurihara
Kurihara
Japan
Osaka
Noriko Yamaguchi
Chikan
Samu Yamamoto
Cedar Rapids Gazette promotes soy ink recycling program
The Gazette urges agricultural support by printing with soybean ink and recycling newspapers at City Carton on Sixth Street Southwest or nearby locations. It notes Cedar Rapids Gazette's founding in 1883, daily and Sunday publication, and subscription rates, with AP exclusive rights for local news republishing.
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the Gazette
The
Gazette
Sixth St
Cedar Rapids
Gazette Company
Third Avenue SE
Iowa
U.S. Territories
Associated Press
Cedar Rapids Gazette, Inc
P.O
Black and white language tensions reshape American speech
In New Haven AP report, AGecestin Huckaby, a public defender translator, navigates racial and class divides as linguists note widening gaps between Black English and white speech. Experts contextualize immigration, urban shift, and cultural influence shaping a evolving American language landscape.
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EW Haven
Conn
Agecestin Pugh
Huckaby
New Haven Public Defender
South
William Labov
University of Pennsylvania
Language of loaded words divides blacks and whites in America
AP report explores coded language separating races beyond slurs. Sociolinguists from NC State and Howard U note terms like urban and Republican act as euphemisms masking attitudes. Whites deploy devaluing labels while African Americans use terms defensively against oppression.
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Orlando Taylor
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
Howard University
EW York
Walt Wolfram
North Carolina State University
Howard
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