Americans favor organic food but resist visuals in stores
A Lou Harris poll finds 84 percent of Americans would buy organically grown produce at the same price, and 52 percent would pay more. Chains report enthusiasm dips when seeing organic look, while retailers back clear labeling and incentives as Senate sponsor Leahy pushes legislation. If demand stays, the market will decide.
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Lou Harris
Harris Aid
Enthus Tiga
Patrick Leahy
Vermont
Senate Agriculture Committee
Petition drives on film adaptions spark Kansas reaction
Bruce Buchanan reports from Parsons Sun on Beau Marks of 20th Century Fox discussing changes for The Last Cattle Drive adaptation now titled Road Show. The setting may shift to Montana Wyoming or Colorado with Sean Connery and Cher cast, replacing Kansas locations and book villains with developers. Kansans are urged to respond.
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Los Angeles
Beau Marks
Montana
Wyoming
Colorado
Kansas City
Denver
Sean Connery
Tackler
Cher
Opal
Sean
Connery
Marks
Kansas
Johnson County
Lawrence
New York
Spangler’s Ranch
20Th Century Fox
West Pico
Calif
Bruce Buchanan
The
Parsons Sun
Ottawa High School bond issue questions asked
Readers query the proposed 3.389 million bond issue for Ottawa High School expansion and renovation. The editor plans to publish answers from Don Duncan, superintendent, clarifying why new cooking and sewing rooms are needed beyond the ECVC building, which lacks kitchen space and is designed for child-care, not home economics.
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Ottawa High School
the Herald
Don Duncan
ECVC
East Central Vocational Cooperative
Memories of Kansas storms and a Gunsmoke star
The narrator recalls baseball sized hail, a windstorm that bent a Chinese elm, and a night tornado near Burrton. He notes a recent tornado fatality near Burrton, identifies a damaged house linked to Milburn Stone born Burrton, and mentions ongoing Central Kansas relief efforts by Red Cross, Salvation Army, and Dillons Stores.
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Milbum Stone
Doc Adams
Stone
Burrton
Kansas
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Dillons
Chaotic quips on a mountain side and market talk
A narrator recalls humorous slips of the tongue and witty verbal games. The scenes span a Colorado hillside incident where a child dislodges a boulder, market chatter about a recent film, and a series of aphoristic word plays. The piece blends humor with reflections on misstatements and language tricks.
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Colorado
Cablevision regulation debate sparks monopoly critique
A column argues deregulation enabled cable rate hikes and monopolies after 1980, noting 97 percent of homes served by a single provider. It cites Henderson Tennessee as a case where competition forced price cuts and more channels, while urging re regulation to curb rising basic service costs.
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John Danforth
Missouri
al Gore
Tennessee
Congress
Henderson
Tenn
Multivision
Cable America
Cablevision
Future
Washington
Chris Warden
Republicans Clash Over Fast-Track Child-Care Bill
Washington AP Republican critics accuse Democrats of rushing a tentative child-care compromise to the floor amid months of private talks. The plan expands tax credits and block grants, boosts Head Start, and adds school-based before and after care, while scrapping a new state grant program. Total annual cost could reach five billion dollars.
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House
Bob Walker
R-Pa
Rules Committee
Gus Hawkins
D-Calif
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