Rising food costs push shoppers to save and stock up
Consumers struggle with higher prices as bulk buying and coupons dominate. Dena Ervie, living in Ottawa with her granddaughter, switches to turkey over hamburger and hunts sales. Paul Kennicott notes fuel costs drive food prices. Experts cite transportation, fertilizer, and manufacturing costs, plus weak dollar and crop failures, as pressures. Ottawa Country Mart owner Gary Jones says prices reflect costs and competition.
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Cleon Rickel
Associated Press
Callans
Dena Ervie
Missouri
Ottawa
Ervie
Paul Kennicott
U.S
Ethanyl Industr
Election 2008 political winds at Democrats' backs
KU analyst Burdett Loomis told Ottawa during Eggs & Issues that the 2008 race remains a long campaign with strong winds favoring Democrats amid Iraq and a weak economy. He warned that November elections are distant and the journey to the presidency is lengthy.
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Burdett Loomis
United States
Loomis
University of Kansas
Ottawa Area
U.S
Chamber
Legislative Action Committee
Dan-O-Mite signs autograph at IGW event
Dan Isaacson known as Dan-O-Mite signs autographs for a fan during an intermission at the International Wrestling Conference championship tournament held at the Dan Woodward Community Center. Isaacson, an Iolo native and former Ottawa University Braves football fullback, trained at Harvey Race Wrestling Academy in Missouri.
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Dan-O-Mite
Dan Isaacson
International Wrestling Conference
Dan Woodward Community Center
E. Third St
Isaacson
Iolo
Ottawa University Braves
Harvey Race Wrestling Academy
Missouri
IGW
Traveling wrestling show debuts in Ottawa with Dan-O-Mite
The International Wrestling Conference brought a Double Main Event to Ottawa's Don Woodward Community Center attracting about 90 fans. Dan-O-Mite Dan Isaacson, OU Braves football alumnus from 1999 to 2003, wore Ottawa brass and entered as one of the good guys, drawing familiar faces from his Jola native hometown.
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Dan Isaacson
Ottawa University
Don Woodward
Third St
Isaacson
OU Braves
Jola
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The
Ottawa Herald
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Robbins
Ers
Gary Jones
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Eggs & Issues
Professional Wrestling
Jeanny Sharp
Pro Wrestling
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