Saturday Notebook on Bombing Debate and VJ Day Reflections
A reader recalls World War II events and the atomic bomb decision, noting demonstrations against nuclear arms, mixed eras attitudes, and personal memories of August 14 1945. The author weighs invasion risks, the Nagasaki and Hiroshima destruction, and argues the U S choice was right despite ethical tensions.
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Japan
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
Navy
Hays
Kan
Hawaii
San Francisco
States
Portland
Omaha
Kansas City
12Th
Baltimore
14Th
Main
Nagasaki
Hiroshima
U.S
How Rowing Can Break a Rib and Potassium in Diet
Dear Dr Donohue explains rib fractures can arise from stress on the serratus anterior muscle during rowing and stresses the importance of leg drive to share rowing force. He notes rib pain heal with a rib belt and warns some fractures risk lung puncture if sharp edges are present. He also discusses potassium on athletic diets, citing body conservation and common sources like bananas and potatoes.
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R.R.O
Education views shape start date decisions Ottawa plan
U S D 290 superintendent Roger D Nelson notes Ottawa schools begin Tuesday September 3 while 69 of 305 Kansas districts start after Labor Day. He compares 1983 84 patterns, discusses early dismissal for heat or snow, and explains transportation for OMS with a bridge closure plus unified Sept 3 start for high school students.
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Roger D. Nelson
U.S.D
Ottawa
Kansas
Tao My
Ottawa High School
OHS
U.S.C
State Department of Education
Dous
Marais Des Cygnes
Main Street
Ottawa Bus Service
OMS
Lincoln Elementary
Schoo
On The Road In China Life's Evils Slow In Coming
Roving editor John McCormally reports from Xi'an and Beijing about China’s alcohol habits and smoking, noting little public drunkenness, rising lung cancer concerns, and a government partnership with R J Reynolds. He observes hawkers in Xi'an signaling market liberalization under Deng era reforms.
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John
R. J. Reynolds
Peggy
Xi’an
Xi'an
Beijing
Mao
China
Deng
Reagan's revolution shifts policy power to the states
Seattle analysis notes the Reagan shift on education, health, and economics from Washington to state capitols. Governors and legislators from both parties press state-led reforms amid reduced federal involvement, with Tennessee's Lamar Alexander cited as a model of proactive policy leadership.
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David S. Broder
Seattle
Washington, D.C
National Conference of State Legislatures
Boise
U.S. Capitol
White House
Reagan
Republican Governors Association
Washington
Tennessee
Lamar Alexander
The
Governors' Association
Alexander
Paul B. Phelps
Federal Office of Technology Assistance
U.S
United States
Ottawa Herald subscription rates and contact details
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area, with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options. Prices vary by region, with an out-of-state deduction for sales tax and the editor listed as Robert B. Wellington.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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DR. Donohue
Row
Paul G. Donohue
Roger
Soviet Union
Xu Cai Pu
Chongqing Hospital
Xi‘an
Atlanta
Zhang Youhui
China Cancer Institute
Brank Fulton
Brank
Wuhan
Dr. Zhang
New China
John McCormally
Ottawa Herald
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