Kansans celebrate distinct pride through people not slogans
The piece argues Kansas is defined by its people rather than slogans or boasts. Gordon Parks, named Kansan of the Year, embodies the state’s spirit, showing how art and resilience counter racism and poverty. Parks stresses that making a difference matters more than being different.
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Kansas
Amelia Earhart
Dwight Eisenhower
Texas
William Allen White
Gordon Parks
Native Sons and Daughters
Fort Scott
Parks
Debts We Must Pay Before Our Next Space Triumph
Washington column reflects on the Challenger disaster and the Nation’s debt to history science and each other. The author argues that pride and pursuit of zero defects have blinded public life and calls for confronting costs of progress and sacrifice. He cites Lincoln and warns against naive optimism.
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Lincoln
Reagan
Christmas Spirit Shines in Ottawa After Roadside Help
While stranded in Ottawa on a Sunday before Christmas, the Thomas H. Poterucha Family of Rochester Minn received swift help from the town. The police dispatcher coordinated repairs with Andy's Wrecker Service and a Ford dealer, and despite a long-six hour wait, warmth from officers and the offer of parts from Kansas City eased their travel setback. They later rushed home due to a sick son, but felt a special Christmas gift in Ottawa's hospitality and care.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Andy
Kansas City
Thomas H. Poterucha
Rochester
Minn
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates List
Ottawa Herald announces subscription pricing for in trade area and outside trade area. Rates cover one month to one year with taxes and out of state tax deductions. Editor Robert B Wellington oversees publication from Ottawa Kansas.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Transportation talk frames Conrail privatization debate
Harris News Service summarizes Elizabeth Dole in Hutchinson arguing to cut unprofitable services and privatize Conrail, while questioning rail and air routes in less crowded areas. The piece also covers space exploration risks, Nancy Kassebaum's arms control remarks, and Kansas State coach Jack Hartman quitting amid NCAA scandal.
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John Marshall Harris
America
Elizabeth Dole
Hutchinson
Reagan
Dillon
Washington
Conrail
Northeast
Norfolk-Southern
Nancy Kassebaum
Whitley Austin
Salina Journal
Sen. Kassebaum
Arms Control Association
Kansas
Lee's Son Seeks Diverse Roles Beyond Martial Arts
Brandon Lee, 20, says he wants to act beyond martial arts parts and Chinese roles, aiming for varied characters. In Kung Fu The Movie he co stars with David Carradine as Caine, a Shaolin priest in the Old West, while pursuing Shakespearean work and broader acting challenges.
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Jerry Buck
LOS Angeles
Brandon Lee
Hamlet
Bruce Lee
Lee
David Carradine
Carradine
Caine
ABC
CBS
China
Chung Wang
Lynn Stallmaster
Debunking the burn in aerobic exercise
A reader explains that true aerobic exercise uses oxygen as fuel and avoids lactic acid buildup. The so called feel the burn comes from fatigued muscles used in high intensity efforts like sprinting or weightlifting, not sustained aerobics.
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Donohue
Miss L. N
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