Surprising Birthplaces Listed for Famous Figures
Karl A. Van Assell lists six notable individuals with unusual birthplaces. John Philip Sousa is noted as born in the United States, James Naismith in Canada, Knute Rockne in Norway, Jennifer O'Neill in Brazil, Merle Oberon in Tasmania, and Errol Flynn in Australia, highlighting global origins behind famed names.
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John Philip Sousa
James Naismith
Canada
Knute Rockne
Norway
Jennifer O'Neill
Bor
Brazil
Merle Oberon
Tasmania
Errol Flynn
Australia
World Features Syndicate
Ottawa area workers seek training amid failed job calls
A reader complains about widespread employer nonresponse in Ottawa applying for jobs. She notes several adult women experience no callbacks or interviews despite promises of contact, urging management training and accountability from hiring practices.
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Ottawa
Dance of the Death Penalty Dirge and the Balance Budget Ballet Blues
A columnist laments deceptive political tunes in Topeka and Washington. He mocks calls for death penalty and balanced budget as flashy but hollow, urging real reforms like more police, prosecutors, and judges. He ends predicting a shift to a single satirical “Psychobabble” tune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Topeka
Congress
Washington, D.C
D.C
Washington
Kansans
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Bob
Dole
Russell
Rotary
Alan Parsons
Nancy Kerrigan Inspires Laughter to Pride Recovery
A humorous column follows a reader's panic over national pride after the Kerrigan Harding incident. A psychiatrist jokes about an epidemic of muck on American faces while cultural mockery runs through TV reports and world commentary before the writer seeks relief and discovers relief via Kerrigan’s skating and a plan to medicate sports columnists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
America
Kerrigan-Harding
Kerrigan
Nancy Kerrigan
Nancy
Ha-ha
Tonya
Russia
Boris
CIA
Letters defend Local Option Budget in USD 287 schools
West Franklin patrons urge support for using the Local Option Budget to fund needed USD 287 school improvements. They argue the 33 mill levy limits local control, that the LOB could cut costs by matching state funds, and that delaying now risks higher future costs and rising interest rates.
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Joann Hancock
USD 287
Daryl Montague
Hancock
Pomona
Appanoose
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