Saturday Notebook: Chernobyl fallout shifts Kansas politics
A columnist riffs on the Chernobyl disaster and its global impact while noting Russian credibility erosion. In Kansas, political chatter centers on ex wife Karen running for secretary of state and Secretary of State Jack Brier musing about Joe Engle as lieutenant governor, amid jokes about Gov. Carlin’s tax and gambling reforms and a smoother Topeka race.
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Kansas
Carlin
Karen
Jack Brier
Joe Engle
Engle
Chapman
Topeka
Outer Space
John Carlin
Residents call for board quitting at Ransom Memorial Hospital
A local reader argues funds spent on a survey are misused by the hospital board led by Mettenburg and Drumright. The letter says the board has kept the trustees in a negative light, harming the hospital and town, and urges resignation for the hospital’s sake.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
The
Herald
Mettenburg
Drumright
Oxymorons in Congress Debating Covert Angola Aid
Lawrence L Knutson reports in Washington that the House Foreign Affairs Committee debated Rep. Lee Hamilton’s bid to force public debate and votes on covert U S aid to Angolan anti Marxist guerrillas. Republicans called it Reagan bashing while Hyde mocked the effort as an oxymoron like a carnivorous vegetarian.
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Lawrence L. Knutson
Associated Press
Washington (Ap
House Foreign Affairs Committee
U.S
Angola
Africa
Reagan
Lee Hamilton
D-Ind
Congress
Hamilton
Henry Hyde
R-N
House
Senate
Hyde
America
Ottawa Herald subscription rates notice
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with pricing for trade area,including Ottawa. Rates show one month three months six months and one year options by carrier motor routes mail in trade area and mail outside trade area. Out of state subscribers pay 4.5 percent sales tax.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
IRS Boo Boo No Laughing Matter
Chicago man Jim Wood faced a state child support lien on his tax refund after a computer blip misidentified him as a deadbeat dad. A confused relay between state agencies and the IRS led to a refund cut and now a corrective hunt to recover the rest. Jim fears the erroneous deadbeat tag may linger in databases despite promises of repayment and is tempted to change his name.
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Mike Royko
Chicago
Jim Wood
Internal Revenue
Jim
Bureau ‘of Child Support
State Agency
Internal Revenue Service
TRS
Montgomery
Ill
Illinois
Juanita
State Department of Labor
Hinsdale
IRS
Waznewski
Togo
George Bush
Economic Summit Preview Reveals Witty White House Tensions
Washington scene portrays Buckshot and aides at a pre Tokyo gathering where questions about domestic politics surge. Banter covers Bush Mondale Packwood Domenici Waldheim and Stockman, with implied critique of policy and loyalties.
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David S. Broder
Washington
Patrick J. Buckshot
Reagan
Tokyo
Sri
Buckshot
Stationary bike calories depend on effort not weight
In stationary cycling the bike bears your weight so heavier athletes do not burn more calories per minute. To lose the same amount as a lighter partner you must pedal longer. Demonstrable aerobic gains can appear in a week, with meaningful changes in a few months. cellulite is fat, not skin texture, and diet helps accelerate fat loss. A stress test is advised for those over 35 or with cardiac risk factors.
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DR. Donohue
W.H
Donohue
R.R
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Stephen Solarz
D-N.y
Solarz
Ottawa Herald
Walter Mondale
Paul Laxalt
Bush
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Marcel
Tenet Doekh
Sen
Bob Packwood
Oregon
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Packwood
Kurt Waldheim
Peter Domenici
Democrats
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