Rosty Affair Tests Rostenkowski Resolve in Post Office Scandal
The Rosty affair centers on Rep. Rostenkowski a Chicago Democrat and Ways and Means chairman amid a House Post Office mail money scheme. Former postmaster Robert Rota has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and embezzlement. Federal probes question how deep congressional involvement runs and whether power brokers can dodge accountability.
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Rostenkowski
U.S. House
Ways and Means Committee
House Post Office
Congress
Robert Rota
House
Chicago
North Side
Rota
Feds
Weather study loss questions KU program cuts
Letters argue that the Kansas State Board of Regents should not eliminate the Bachelor of Arts and Master’s programs in Atmospheric Science at the University of Kansas. The writer contends this would deprive Kansans of essential weather research and forecasting capabilities for agriculture and industry.
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United
Kansas State Board of Regents
University of Kansas
Kansas
State of Kansas
County Wake Up Call on County Leasing and Spending
Citizen urges county commissioners to halt leasing and subleasing of real estate and outsourcing waste services. Questions whether extra office space and an architect are needed, arguing government involvement raises costs and taxes are already at the limit.
NO KIDDING by Karl A Van Assell
Gladiator battles staged for 1157 years and the Titanic sinking in 2 hours 43 minutes are cited along with other duration facts for Devil's Island 100 years USSR 77 years Liberty Bell 62 years Prohibition 13 years 27 days Pony Express 18 months and Lusitania sinking 18 minutes as a World Features Syndicate lineup.
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Devil’s Island
U.S.S.R
Titanic
Pony Express
Lusitania
World Features Syndicate
The Saturday notebook on floods and power outages
Commentary notes Mississippi River flooding reaching crisis levels after Clinton visits Japan and Kansas flooding abates after Gov Finney visits Taiwan. It covers Ottawa outages at The Herald, a trainer absence, a saved memo lesson, and FEMA food stamp distribution while praising neighborly aid from Iowa and Des Moines volunteers.
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Ississippi
Clinton
Japan
Kansas
Joan Finney
Taiwan
Mother
Ottawa
Herald
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Missouri
Jackson County
St. Louis
Iowa
Des Moines
Controversial claim on Black athletic ability and bias
The writer asserts Black athletes outperform whites in jumping and speed across sports, citing observations and quotes. They discuss political correctness, cite Dale Lick's 1989 remarks on Black athletes, and question open discourse in universities while concluding that any observed differences are due to shoes or springs, not race.
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Michigan State University
Dale Lick
Florida State University
Lick
Florida State
University of Maine
Maine
MSU
Dorothy Gonzales
Dick Butkus
Steve McMichael
Louis Farrakhan
Michael Jordan
Michael Royko
Its Your Quarter community dialogue on Ottawa budget
A reader call for returning three backup tapes and questions on city spending prompts Ottawa residents to weigh in on the proposed budget. The note questions the IGA building, road repairs, and the cost of the green shirts youth program, urging public input via a listed phone number.
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Forest Park
S. Elm
Ottawa
IGA
City of
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Karl A. van Assell
Kansas City Area
By Jay Bemis
The
Ottawa Herald
Michael Jordanski
Charles Barkstein
Scott Pippons
Lansing State Journal
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
Cartoon Corner
Marailies
Mississis
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