Positive Thinking Plague Hits America In This Essay
Donald Kaul riffs on positive thinking as a national affliction. He mocks optimism, cites Wall Street and Congress, and jokes about a shift to negative thinking with satirical anecdotes and fabricated authors. He laments debt, arms race, and political denial while recounting his own turn to negative perspective.
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Wall Street
Congress
Main Street
America
Soviet Union
Reagan
Harvard study links higher cigarette tax to quitting among the poor
A Harvard Institute report says a higher federal cigarette tax could push hundreds of thousands of low income adults to quit and deter many teenagers from starting. It estimates an 8 cent tax increase would raise annual costs by about 30 dollars for a pack-a-day smoker, potentially changing behavior mainly among youth. The study is being sent to 400 members of Congress and cited by anti smoking advocates.
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Boston
Harvard University
Congress
John Pinney
Harvard
Institute For the Study of
Harvard Institute
U.S
England
Thomas Schelling
The
Institute
Schelling
Tax reform rally predicted by House committee chair
Dan Rostenkowski forecast public demand for tax overhaul once a bill is ready, while some Congress members doubt this enthusiasm. The notes come from a Sunday report in U S World.
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House Ways and Means Committee
Dan Rostenkowski
U.s.world
Gazette garners ten journalism awards in state contest
The Des Moines based Gazette led Iowa News Publishers Association honors with ten newswriting and photo awards plus five advertising prizes from over 1,000 entries. Rita Reed won three prizes including first in spot news for a Cedar Rapids tanker fire photo. Bob Denney and Joe Edens earned top placements for reporting and images.
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Des Moines
the Gazette
Iowa Newspaper Association
South Dakota Press Association
INA
Rita Reed
Cedar Rapids
Bob Denney
Joe Edens
Gazette
Deb Wiley
Iowa
The
St. Luke’s Hospital
New
Cedar Rapids Public Library
Frank Nye
Steve Hildebrand
Wyoming Midland Times
David Johnson
West Branch Times
Alan Sieve
Tim Hynds
Karen Joseph
Williamsburg Journal Tribune
Ellie Bozorgradeh
Independence Conservative
Tom Davidson
Quad City Times
Des Keller
Waterloo Courier
East Iowa
Ruby Peterson
Cherokee Daily Times
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Gail Cooper-Evans
Deirdre Cox Neuzil
Wilton Durant Advocate News
Steve Sullivan
Don Coxsie
Mark Neuzil
Don Magdefrau
Belle Plaine Union
Vid Johnson
Williamsburg Journal-Tribune
Barb McFerran
L.W. Ward
Jim Magdefray
Blairstown
Blairstown South Benton Co, Star Press, Class II (3,001-10,000) No East Iowa
Duane Crock
Margie Erhart
Radio Marti reports Cuban sinking of hijacked boat in 1980
Radio Marti says Cuban military forces sank a hijacked excursion boat on the Canimar River near Matanzas on July 6 1980 killing many aboard. Betancourt cites interviews with exiles and a 36 minute report accusing authorities of intimidation and cover up.
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Radio Marti
Washington
United States
Cuba
Ernesto Betancourt
Betancourt
Canimar
Matanzas
Teacher with 2322 photos faces possible firing
Roger E. Niland 43 of Watertown was charged with impairing the morals of a minor after police seized 2322 photographs of children and many pairs of boys underwear. He waived extradition after arrest in South Dakota and awaits possible dismissal from Walcott schools.
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Waterbury, Conn
Roger E. Niland
Watertown
Waterbury Superior Court
Walcott School
South Dakota
Niland
Wolcott
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George Bush
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Sigmund Freud
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Klopp
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LATRE
New York
Mechanicville
N.Y
Sri Lanka
Harold Hulleman
Metro-Iowa
Abby
San Francisco
Miami
Minnesota
Bud Grant
Houston
Lendl
Vay Lend
John McEnroe
John Paul
Heartwood
Peter Stamats
Cedar Rapids Children’s Home
Gail Cooper- Evans
Hawkeye
Gerry
Wright
Tom Fruehling
Haiti
Adnan
Ang Auvarivcu
Au Life
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2Nd Street St
Killian
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