1980s words shape language of politics tech and world
Lawrence KU expert notes how terms from AIDS to Glasnost reflect changing times in politics economy and media. PC VCR camcorder fax and sound bytes show language evolving with computers and mass communications, while phrases like hostile takeover and leverage buyouts reveal corporate shifts.
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Ellen Reid Gold
University of Kansas
Gold
Ronald Reagan
Apple Computer
MacDonald’s
Jonathan
Diana Prentice
Prentice
National Law Journal
County clears dispatching hurdle for Ottawa joint center
Franklin County commissioners approved an interlocal agreement with the City of Ottawa to share dispatching services. The plan calls for sheriff’s office and Ottawa DPS to operate from the Southwestern Bell building and begin mid February with a 911 system rolling out in Ottawa in April and countywide later.
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Franklin County
Ottawa
Sheriff's Office
Ottawa Department of Public Safety
Ottawa Exchange
County Courts
Sheriff's
DPS
Drought relief becomes election year windfall for farmers
An Associated Press study shows the 3.9 billion drought relief program of 1988 paid cash for hail damaged fruit heat stressed crops and perils beyond its original scope. By October about a quarter of U S farmers had benefited across 49 states, with loose rules and political pressure shaping eligibility and timing.
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Scott McCartney
Fred Bayles
Associated Press
California
Washington
U.S
Travis Turnipseed
Levelland
Texas
Dan Otto
Iowa State University
Agriculture
Legislature ends special session with no tax relief passed
TOPEKA Kan AP The Legislature closed its special session without more property tax relief though lawmakers and Gov Mike Hayden said the issue remains unsettled They left a plan to delay tax payments to January 16 and reopen appeals while a circuit breaker bill for small businesses was still on the drawing board The Senate and House split over funding and scope delaying a consensus and the issue will reemerge when the regular session opens in January Hayden said relief would be prioritized next session and the crisis would continue for hard hit Kansas taxpayers
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Topeka
Kan
Mike Hayden
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Senate
Ways and Means
Gus Bogina
Hayden
House
Bud Burke
Burke
Marvin Barkis
Kansas
Taxpayers Put On Hold In Kansas Special Session
Kansas lawmakers convened a historic special session ordered by the governor to fix the tax structure. In 24 hours a $93 million aid package aimed at property taxpayers emerged from a Republican Democrat coalition, but the Senate remained wary, arguing the plan would merely shift burdens and create new class gaps.
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John Marshall Harris
Topeka
Kansas
House of Representatives
State Senate
Mike Hayden
House
Senate
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