Bankers warn farming crisis as farmers fail and costs fall
Editorial notes a Federal Reserve symposium in Kansas City where bankers state thousands of family farmers will go out of business. Cheaper land and equipment let leaner new farmers repay debts on smaller earnings, signaling a ruthless capitalism purge. Forbes lists Cargill at 30 billion and Continental Grain at 15 billion in sales as the era’s wealth concentrates.
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Federal Reserve Bank
Kansas City
Forbes
Cargill
Continental Grain
Ex-smoker Richard Cohen joins anti smoking chorus
Washington Post columnist Richard Cohen, once tempted by ads, recounts quitting twice and the tough pull of nicotine. He notes the nation’s ethical skew toward big tobacco marketing while decrying the harm of cigarettes and the ease with which ads entice smokers to continue.
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Washington Post
Richard Cohen
Cohen
E. F. Hutton
Distaff side and the changing meaning of lady in sports
Dolores Hope explores the word lady in modern usage from shunning to a comeback in school sports. She cites examples like Lady Hornets and Lady Honkers, notes the term's gentility roots, and recalls slang definitions.
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Honkers
Lakeview
Ore
Goose Lake
Lake County Examiner
John Bremner
Hlaefdige
Dumping the Star Spangled Banner for America the Beautiful
Brandeis professor James Kilpatrick Titcomb argues in The New Republic to replace The Star Spangled Banner with America the Beautiful. He notes the anthem’s 1931 official status, English origin, difficult range, and problematic lyrics. He cites polling and a pending bill H.R. 1052 as support for a homegrown alternative.
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Washington
Caldwell Titcomb
Brandeis University
Titcomb
New Republic
John Stafford Smith
London
Anacreon Society
America
Samuel Ward
Katherine Lee Bates
Francis Scott Key
Fort McHenry
Key
U.S
Maggie Thatcher
Professor Titcomb
Indiana
Basso
Madness and war fears over Nicaragua escalation
The piece argues that U.S. policy under Secretary of State George Shultz fuels a drift into war in Nicaragua. It notes Cuba's presence, Contras receiving Russian missiles, and calls the rhetoric a blood lust that sustains conflict while denying direct U.S. combat plans. It criticizes the stance as an endless escalation without genuine threat from Nicaragua.
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Nicaragua
George Shultz
Ortega
U.S
Shultz
Mexico
Cuba
Central America
Nuclear waste disposal debate hits Kansas towns and Wolf Creek
John MarsHall editor of Harris News Service argues against on site storage of radioactive waste at Wolf Creek and urges safe long term disposal. He decries current practice of curbside trash handling while warning of the deadly, long lasting risks of nuclear waste.
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Wolf Creek
John MarsHall
Harris News Service
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