The New American Exodus and Telecommuting Future
Norman Macrae argues America is shifting from dense urban centers to ex urban and rural areas as telecommuting and information tech reshape work and society. He envisions a third century with diverse communities, reduced face to face needs, and bold choices on governance, education, health care, and personal freedom amid looming regulatory and ethical challenges.
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America
Rome
New York
Tahiti
Columbus Library Weekly Update and New Titles
The Columbus Library notes memorials to Fred Saunto and Mildred Oehlrich from Alyce Luschen and others, with thanks from the Columbus Library Foundation. New books include Crazy Horse And Custer by Stephen E Ambrose and A Bride For Hampton House by Hillary Waugh, plus MySelf Christopher Wren by David Weiss and a devotional on relationships.
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W.C. Jacobsen
Fred Saunto
E. H. Lohr
Alyce Luschen
Lohr Petroleum Company
Gilbert Asche
J. T. Kaufman
Mildred Oehlrich
Columbus Library Foundation
Stephen E. Ambrose
United States 7Th Cavalry
Little Bighorn
Montana Territory
Crazy Horse
George Armstrong Custer
Hampton
Hillary Waugh
Amazon
Jefferson Wainwright
Corrie Haynes
Christopher Wren
David Weiss
Wren
Jack L. Moore
God
WIN AT BRIDGE Top hand for charity classic
A bridge column by Oswald and James Jacoby discussing a spring game example. South opens 2NT with 23 points, North bids his club suit, South shows hearts, and Blackwoods seven no trump is analyzed. The piece notes thirteen tricks possible and the allure of sevenNT, plus reader questions and how to submit inquiries to the Jacobys.
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Oswald
James Jacoby
Anne Ty Jim
South
North
Jim
Dakot
Jacobys
Jacoby Modern
Woman’s 1756 Uxbridge Vote for Town Tax Granted
In Uxbridge Massachusetts a woman was allowed to vote on a town tax in 1756 because her son Bazaleel was a minor. The case shows early voting practices enabling maternal participation within colonial governance.
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Uxbridge
Mass
Bazaleel
Gun control gag notes consumer skills gap
Washington columnist Dick West argues that a 20 percent functional illiteracy rate in adults could be a driver of gun abuse. He jokes that making guns harder to use through a mandated instruction sheet, perhaps from a toy maker, might deter improper ownership and accidental shootings.
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Dick West Washington
UPI
U.S. Office of Education
America
Congress
United States
Cook County Hospital May Lay Off Workers
Chicago based Cook County Hospital, target of an eight day walkout by 450 interns and resident physicians, could close wards and lay off staff. The strike halved patient load from a normal 1,000, with 125 senior doctors filling in for the striking physicians.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County Hospital
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Norman Macrae
the Economist of London
Valley Forge
George Washington
NEA
Columbus Library
United Press Inter- International
Tempe
Columbus Telegram
Fleischer Rexall
S&h
13Th St
Columbus
Owens-Corning
York, Nebr
SALE
U.S
Center
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