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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1985
Page
2
Saturday Notebook ponders New Year resolutions and dieting myths while recalling historical beliefs about food from the Syrians Indians and Europeans. It notes obesity as a major post holiday health issue and offers simple weight management tips before humorously critiquing a Florida nutritionist who targets Santa Claus.
A reader critiques a IRS letter encouraging voluntary debt contributions, noting the crowded field of appeals from politicians and charities. The piece questions the effectiveness and ethics of debt reduction promises, cites 1984 contributions totaling about 400000 from 2500 Americans, and ends with a prayer excerpt.
Editor’s note details Ottawa Middle School’s shift to a middle school philosophy from 1982 to 1985 under Principal Margaret Betterton. It credits the Ottawa Board, superintendent, staff, PTA, and community for implementing a program emphasizing basic skills, study habits, reading, arithmetic, and personal attention plus adviser systems and intramurals. The campus highlights caring as a core motto and commitment to student growth.
The article outlines a White House rush to push domestic policy in 1985, as senior aides plan exits and Reagan shifts focus toward foreign policy. It details conflicts over tax reform, spending cuts, and budget strategy, with Stockman, Meese, Baker, Deaver, and Darman among those weighing moves.
Dear Dr Donohue explains that regular jogging cannot undo cigarette damage. Nicotine raises heart rate and blood pressure, narrows arteries, and harms lungs, so exercise adds stress rather than benefits when a person smokes.
The notice lists publication info for the Herald USPS in Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert G Wellington and daily schedule except Sundays. It provides subscription rates for trade area and outside trade area, including sales taxes, plus a note about out-of-state subscribers deducting 4.5 percent sales tax.
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