Santa belief fades as kids grow up say researchers
Studies by Ithica College assistant professor Chythia Scheibe find most children stop believing in Santa by ages 7 to 8, with 70 percent of first graders still certain at that stage. Parents feel guilt but kids view the reveal as a rite of passage, with little disappointment, urging parents not to force the myth.
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Santa
Chythia Scheibe
Ithica College
Ithica
N.Y
Marion
Iowa
Scheibe
Fumento
Nevada
Mr. Fumento
Africa
Mathilde Krim
New England
Emporians
Jesus
Kansas State Normal
Emporia State University
Kansas bets on Pomona setting for Super Collider bid
Kansas plans a $300000 bid in the 26 state sweepstakes for a superconducting super collider site near Pomona Reservoir. Oklahoma counters with a $2 billion bond plan to fund its entry and would lease existing Kansas officials to the federal project. Kansas argues proposal soundness outweighs incentives, a stance seen as naive amid looming decision next month.
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Kansas
Pomona Reservoir
Oklahoma
Ansas
Winter Blues Skeptical View Of SADS In The Season
A columnist questions the winter seasonal affective disorder labeled SADS by the American Psychiatric Association. He mocks the diagnosis, argues mood depends on life factors, and jokes about seeing doctors who perform physical exams rather than treating mood.
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American Psychiatric Association
Association
Martin Keller
Massachusetts General Hospital
Metzger Performs Hemingway World Premiere In Ottawa
Ed Metzger brings a one man show to Ottawa Municipal Auditorium Friday at 8 p.m. in Papa Hemingway. Tickets cost 6 and 10 dollars. Metzger, who has played Einstein on tour, explains his dual role as actor and writer and notes Hemingway’s ego opposite Einstein’s humility. He studied at the Actors Studio and has TV and film credits including Hill Street Blues and Dog Day Afternoon. Tomorrow: What about the man?
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Ottawa Municipal Auditorium
Ed Metzger
Ernest Hemingway
Showtime
Metzger
Ottawa
Kansas
Albert Einstein
Hemingway
Einstein
Gary Cooper
Papa
Actors Studio
Lee Strausberg
New York
California
Hill Street Blues
Ketchum
Idaho
Reagan era AIDS myth driven coverup claims
An outspoken piece accuses CBS 60 Minutes and journalist figures of propelling a national AIDS coverup tied to Ronald Reagan. It argues the administration doubled AIDS spending, rejects plural causes, and blames homosexual behavior, urging political accountability and moral scrutiny of the Democratic Party in 1988.
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Ronald Reagan
Farm Bell
el Salvador
Bill Moyers
CBS
Randy Shilts
Harry
Reasoner
Reagan
Reagan Administration
Randy
America
Vietnam
Capitol Hill
National Democratic Party
Democratic Party
Christmas Lights Transform Small Town Traditions
Whitley Austin laments early Christmas excess as the town bursts into festive lighting, contrasting modern revelry with childhood memories from Emporia and noting Puritan restraint fading under electric displays and holiday cheer.
Christmas Parade Reflections From Beloved Small Towns
A Letters To The Editor reminiscence celebrates a Christmas parade's joy in Ottawa Kansas Camden Point Missouri and Fredricktown Ohio calling all ages angels on floats and noting the crowd’s festive spirit. The piece contrasts past and present Advent customs and ends with a Latin axiom on taste.
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Santa
Ottawa
Kan
Camden Point
Fredricktown
Ohio
U.S.A
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1987
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates effective October 1 1987 for the Ottawa area Franklin County and nearby counties. Carrier and motor routes monthly and annual prices vary by region with out of state subscribers charged 5.5 percent sales tax.
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Tober
Ottawa
Franklin County
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