Saturday Notebook packs short takes on Owens firing and robots
The column mulls Ted Owens being fired after 19 years at KU and a final winning season. It ponders athletic contract norms, mentions a warm winter delaying skunk activity, and forecasts a future of robots running computers amid jokes about cost. It notes federal Social Security debates and a three-cent postal stamp depicting an 1880s handcar.
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Ted Owens
Lawrence
Ottawa
Owens
Postal Service
Bench press basics and variations for strength
The bench press develops chest shoulders and triceps and is a common upper body strength gauge. Grip width alters which muscles are emphasized. exhale push, inhale lower, avoid arching. balance with other exercises for overall strength.
The View From Here Advice For The Moneylorn
Stuart Awbrey reflects on money obsession and practical finance. He notes that financial news spreads across media, warns against linking virtue to wealth, and shares two older adages about saving. He questions society’s fixation on money and suggests simple, prudent habits over grand schemes.
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Harris News Service
Forbes
Barron
Money
The
Investor
PBS
Louis Rukeyser
Wall Street
Cable
Diana
Jacqueline Bisset
Jack Harris
Jack
Ken Hubbard
Legislative Reports By Rep Dorothy Nichols 14th District
Kansas legislator Rep Dorothy Nichols reflects on Rep Reba Cobb's death in the Capitol complex and notes committee activity on HB 2001 SB 64 and SB 46 local government. She warns of tax changes amid a growing budget shortfall and urges constituents to write.
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Capitol
Reba Cobb
Reba
West
Kansas
Senate
House
Labor and Industry
Commercial and
Financial Institution
County Commission
Rotunda
Dorothy Nichols
State Capitol
Topeka
US Postal Rates and Publication Details for Ottawa Area
USPS Ottawa Kansas publishes daily except Sundays and holidays with editor Robert B Wellington. Subscription rates for trade area Ottawa and surrounding towns: one month 3.50, three months 9.75, six months 18.75, one year 36.00 plus sales tax. Non trade area rates are higher and out-of-state subscribers pay 3.5 percent tax deduction.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Lord Jesus
Sen
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Statehouse
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Business Management
Leonard Larson
Larson
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V.F.W
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