Moran proposes Debt Downpayment Act to cut deficits
Kansas representative Jerry Moran introduces the Debt Downpayment Act to redirect budget surpluses toward the public debt and exclude the Social Security trust fund from federal budget calculations. He claims a 2.4 trillion dollar debt reduction over ten years and 729 billion in interest savings.
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First District
Jerry Moran
Moran
Washington
Guest editorials offer varied reader opinion
The reader is presented with a variety of opinion pieces from guest editors. Views expressed are not necessarily the Herald's official stance.
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From guidance counselor to Olympic insider tale
Don Kaul reflects on career paths from guidance counselor blunt lists to his dream as an Olympic Committee insider. He jokes about consultants, then details perks of IOC life, and notes Salt Lake City 2002 bribery allegations, arguing TV pressures feed corruption. invites reader responses.
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International Olympic Committee
Salt Lake City
Feminism harms women by biology and culture
A provocative critique argues feminism confuses equality before law with biological sameness. It claims motherhood is biologically programmed, that men lack commitment, and that feminism weakens traditional culture. The piece blames feminists for social and personal fallout, warning young women of late-life consequences.
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Nature
Ivorica
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The danger of downbursts in severe weather awareness
J.B. Hall, Franklin County emergency preparedness director, outlines downburst physics, including gust fronts and bow echoes, noting microbursts and macrobursts, radar detection limits, and the potential for 150 mph winds in Bow Echoes during Kansas Severe Weather Awareness Week. He highlights how weaker storms can produce the most damaging winds and that tornadoes may accompany Bow Echoes.
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Theodore Fujita
Eastern Airlines
New York
Weather Service
J.B. Hall
Franklin County
Kansas
Thanks to RMH Reader Forum at Cherry Street Church
A reader thanks RMH Reader Forum and Cherry Street Wesleyan Church family for prayers cards flowers and visits during hospital stay and after. The note praises Ransom Memorial Hospital Ottawa staff doctors Edalati and Jackson and the Gotcha organization basket from Ottawa University and thanks four children for help.
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Cherry Street Wesleyan Church
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Edalati
Jackson
Gotcha
Ottawa University
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