Not by numbers alone high tech trends worry readers
Saturday Notebook critiques the push for identification numbers and IRS data sharing. It notes congressional farm concerns raised by Rep. Whittaker, shifts in farming demographics, and the Gramm Rudman plan amid defense and budget debates. The column ends with a humorous Pentagon fruitcake recipe reference.
Cross country skiing urged as top all around exercise
Dear Dr Donohue endorses cross country skiing for full body training and high calorie burn, arguing it beats running for posture and hip motion. A reader asks about running form, and the doctor warns that a forward lean can harm momentum and back health, recommending upright posture.
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Normal Weather, Strange Kansas Echoes A Local View
In a world where normal is elusive, Kansas weather defies averages as Peter Macdonald and a skeptical columnist explore forecasts, wind, hail, and the lore of a climate that stays stubbornly abnormal. The piece joyfully blurts that wind and heat define Kansas, making normal a relative term.
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Reagan faces key choice on budget game plan this year
In Washington Reagan weighs whether to duel with Congress or join a unified GOP strategy on the 1986 budget and tax agenda. Rollins and White House aides stress the need to align with Senate and House leaders to avoid chaos and boost midterm prospects.
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U.S. Signals Possible Force Over Terrorism Policy
Secretary of State George Shultz signals the United States may use force if sanctions fail to deter terrorism. He notes sanctions have limits and cites Libya as a costly, limited tool, while warning that further provocations against Americans could push Washington toward action.
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Comedy Channel Aims 24 Hour Laughs Across Cable
Tom Kay, creator of the Comedy Channel, plans a 24 hour sat linked service with slogan Turn On the Comedy. He seeks at least 20 million dollars for the first two years, with Ben Schulman as main backer and Charles Manatt as legal partner. Start date hoped for at the National Cable TV Association show in March.
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Fred Rothenberg
New York
Henry Youngman
Tom Kay
America
Kay
Ben Schulman
Schulman Video Center
Los Angeles
Comedy Television Company
Charles Manatt
Democratic Party
National Cable Television Association
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates List
Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sunday and holidays in Ottawa Kansas with editor Robert B Wellington. Rates vary by trade area and outside areas, including tax, with monthly three month six month and yearly prices for carriers mail and motor routes. Subscriptions outside trade area incur higher rates and out of state subscribers deduct 4.5 percent sales tax.
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