Baseball's souring mood mirrors a politics style spectacle
A prominent sportswriter laments baseball's fractured ties with media and fans. He cites rising hostility, talk radio and print negativity, lavish player salaries, big egos, and restricted access as owners mortgage the game to TV and unions, turning baseball into a disheartening public spectacle.
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Kansas City
Let Clinton A Break From Debt Brawling
Opinion letter argues the US owes over four trillion dollars and credits Reagan and Bush era tax breaks and military spending for the debt. It lists three groups opposing Clinton debt reduction: ideologues like Rush Limbaugh, career politicians seeking advantage, and wealthy lenders who would lose if the debt is solved. It asserts the wealthy should pay more and that cutting spending alone won’t close the gap.
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United States of America
Reagan
Bush
Clinton
Rush Limbaugh
USA
America
Phillips
Kevin
Random House
Readers urged to sign letters with address for publication
The newspaper invites letters to the editor, stating unsigned submissions will not be published. Writers should include a signed name, full address, and a telephone number for verification.
Notable graduates listed by World Features Syndicate
Karl A. Van Asselt highlights prominent graduates earning high honors from universities. Names include Pat Boone Columbia magna cum laude, Jodie Foster Yale, Philip Roth Bucknell, Laurie Anderson Barnard, Sylvia Porter Hunter College, Gloria Steinem Smith, Phylicia Rashad Howard, Willam Hurt Tufts, and Betty Friedan summa cum laude from Smith. Contains a collage of famous figures and their alma maters.
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Pat Boone
Columbia
Jodie Foster
Yale
Philip Roth
Bucknell
Laurie Anderson
Barnard
Sylvia Porter
Hunter College
Gloria Steinem
Smith
Phylicia Rashad
Howard
Willam Hurt
Tufts
Betty Friedan
World Features Syndicate
Kansas Day Trip to Bonner Springs Hall of Fame Visit
The Ottawa corresponder tours the National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame in Bonner Springs. He notes Grandma's dining room and kitchen, vintage farm tech, a doll collection, Hummell figurines, a one room school, blacksmith shop, and Farm Town USA exhibits. Lake Perry nearby is mentioned.
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Ottawa
Jim Hitch
Bonner Springs
Merle Butler Wahsholtz
Abilene
Kansas
Wahsholtz
Olathe
National Agricultural Center and Hall of Fame
Hall of Fame
Grandma
Victor
Speed King
Bendix
Voss Electric
Carrie Mary Boylan Freeman
Kansas City
Daniel Webster
Farm Town USA
Feeding Cows Threat Becomes Harsh Personal Encounter
A caller pressured a resident to feed cows or face reporting, prompting a planned humane society visit. The speaker, upset by being judged for using food stamps to buy healthy groceries, cites medical expenses and childcare costs. Analyzing bias, the person laments judgment from a stranger and notes family hardship.
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The
Humane Society
Readers vent in public forum letter with mixed topics
A community letter platform features varied remarks on welfare, NBC ABC CBS censorship, NRA airtime, taxation, and political critique. The writer urges neighborly action against thistles, cites a deer issue, and invites audience participation in a local dialogue program with a specified call time.
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NBC
ABC
CBS
National Rifle Association
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