Saturday Notebook Reflection on Oz Logo Halley’s Comet and Ottawa U
The column muses on Kansas tourism branding tied to Oz and a birthday logo, notes Halley’s Comet last seen in 1910 with a KU astronomer’s guidance, ponders a mail promo for an at home electronic university, and mentions a tree removal compromise on South Main plus a Defense Department joke in a two cent postage notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas Department of Economic Development
Toto
Land of Ah
John Carlin
Kansas
David Beard
Beard
Ottawa
South Main
7Th
Hazards of Steroid Use and Health Warnings
Dear Dr Donohue notes warn of severe steroid risks including liver damage and possible kidney stones with bloody urine and back pain. Urge to stop hormones, seek medical evaluation immediately. other letters discuss altitude sickness prevention with acetazolamide, acclimation, and proper hydration for runners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Donohue
J.C
Connecticut
P.S. 1
D.C
U.S
R.C.A
TV Forces Emotional Reaction
Washington columnist argues television coverage of the TWA 847 hostage crisis and the Reagan Gorbachev Geneva summit created an overwhelming emotional narrative. He warns networks risk blurring fact with sensationalism, urging balanced perspective as future diplomacy unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David S. Broder
Washington
Reagan
TWA
Soviet Union
Beirut
Geneva
TVA
NBC
John Chancellor
Washington Post
Tom Shales
Mikhail “Gorbachev
United States
Gorbachev
Nabih Berri
Hafez Assad
Great Britain
Kremlin
Margaret Thatcher
Ronald Reagan
Russia
Ance
Africa
Afghanistan
Arlington
Kansas May Lose House Seat in 1990s Apportionment
The AFSCME study predicts Kansas will likely lose one of its five House seats after the 1990 Census, part of a broader shift by the Sun Belt gaining seats while the Midwest and Northeast lose influence. Analysts warn redistricting could affect farm policy and committee representation, with Kansas potentially losing a rural agriculture voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barry Massey
Associated Press
Washington
Kansas
Congress
The
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Government Workers’ Union
House of Representatives
Iowa
Ilinois
Sun Belt
Texas
California
Florida
Will Robinson
Afscme
Census Bureau
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Massachusetts
West Virginia
Northeast
Midwest
Congressional Research Service
Burdett Loomis
University of Kansas
Robinson
Capitol Hill
Arizona
Georgia
Virginia
Charles Little
American Land Resource Association
Agriculture Committee
Ottawa Herald publication and subscription rates notice
The Ottawa Herald lists USPS 600-240 Cedar pricing and submission details. Editor Robert B. Wellington notes daily publication except Sundays and holidays. Trade area rates: one month 3.55, three months 9.85, six months 18.95, one year 36.35. Outside trade area: one month 4.55, three months 12.00, six months 22.75, one year 41.40. Out-of-state subscribers receive a 4.5 percent sales tax deduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Halley
Forest Park
Department of Defense
Paul G. Donohue
NASA
Nee
Loomis
Earl Nehring
Ottawa Herald
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