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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1987
Page
1
The piece questions paying income taxes with credit cards and notes IRS moves and high bank charges. It argues that withholding already makes taxes painless and suggests quarterly billing to reveal true costs, hoping for greater public scrutiny of government spending.
An AP look at the 99th Congress shows only 2.3 percent of 11,602 bills and resolutions acted on and 0.04 percent becoming law. Kansas introduced about 250 measures with 19 acted on. The piece questions Rep Bob Whitaker's absence from action, praising his listening tours.
AP describes President Reagan's budget as surreal with a projected 1992 surplus of 12.3 billion and a near billion dollar plan to retrain workers displaced by trade. Stockman criticizes deficit rhetoric while Congress returns with Democratic leadership prioritizing trade. The administration proposes a threefold boost to displaced worker aid, aiming to help 700000 people fully by 1989 amid a record 19.2 billion monthly trade deficit and 170 billion yearly outlook.
MIke Royko writes about a Sunday sight in Grant Park where two men netted pigeons for food. Authorities say pigeon eating is not illegal unless it involves a trained homing bird, while health officials note no health risk if feathers are removed. Royko questions society’s double standards on eating animals, drawing comparisons to ducks lambs and even cats, and ends with a tongue in cheek tip about cooking a cat.
Opinion column argues newspapers should balance upbeat business reports with hard facts from firms. It criticizes secrecy in business, cites Boesky and Lombardi syndrome, and urges honest coverage to restore virtue and trust in commerce and media.
A dense schedule lists Sanford and Son over various channels with Burnett and Hill Street Blues in prime time. It notes movies All the Marbles King Creole Eddie and the Cruisers and Night of the Grizzly, plus HBO titles and late night talk and sports.
Reader asks how to give elderly relatives pills safely in bed. Dr Donohue notes esophageal irritation risk from pills, recommends giving tablets when upright or up, elevate hospital bed, allow time for swallowing, and avoid prolonged horizontal position. Some medicines irritate esophageal lining if swallowed slowly.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with Franklin County and surrounding areas pricing. Rates include one month to one year options by carrier, motor routes, mail, and out-of-state adjustments, with a 5.5 percent sales deduction for subscribers outside state lines.
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