Watch your budgets balance in deadly debt debate
A Dublin opinion on balancing the federal budget notes debt grew from 2.4 billion in 1870 to nearly 5 trillion today and argues debt relief requires restraint. It urges against cash and carry government finance, warns against cutting aid while expanding Pentagon spending, and cautions about bankruptcy as a personal analogy.
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No kidding James Dean first film role Sailor Beware
Opening Shots notes James Dean in 1951 movie Sailor Beware as boxing corner man in locker room for 56 seconds and during fight for 1 minute 22 seconds with one speaking line That guy's a professional credited to Damien Bona Workman Publishing 1994
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The Heat Mindset and Historic Summer Temperatures
The piece muses on coping with extreme heat, noting a friend who thrives with fans and open doors, and recalling Kansas heat records from 1936 and 1954. It asks whether the mental approach matters more than the thermometer and ends by urging readers to choose zero over 100 degrees.
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Crime and class in a shared code of law and loyalty
The piece argues that criminal behavior stems from social codes within groups, comparing an underclass and an overclass. It uses ADM whistleblower Mark Whitacre as a case to show how wealth and environment shape views on legality, urging consistent punishment for all frauds from corn syrup price fixing to cocaine.
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Quiet traffic at Highland Cemetery raises concerns
Orchard Heights residents report cars stopping with lights off at night, loud stereos, and circling the cemetery. They urge daytime visits only while noting signs inside state the cemetery is closed from dusk to sun.
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Highland Cemetery
It s Your Quarter community forum prompts civic questions
A reader letters page discusses long ignored gate policies at a cemetery and electrical outages. It questions police and fire department staffing since a split, praises the fire department, and urges reassessment of police resources and city governance. Readers are invited to submit thoughts via the forum call line.
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