Editorial: Fix it quickly on the deficit blame game
The piece argues Americans share blame for the deficit while ignoring the need for accountability. It cites the Defense Department and GAO findings of waste from poor accounting, noting past examples like $600 toilet seats and $7,600 coffee pots. It asserts efforts to fix the military’s accounting have begun amid partisan fights over cuts.
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Washington
Department of Defense
General Accounting Office
Pentagon
Camptown dog tracks to prove unique Southeast Kansas venture
Guest editorials dispute fears about dog racing at Camptown Greyhound Park in Frontenac amid financial concerns at The Woodlands Kansas City. Camptown will stand alone with dog racing and nearby riverboat casinos influencing appeal. A separate item recalls a Hutchinson pigeon drop incident where a 78 year old woman lost 10000 dollars after being promised 20000 from cash found in an envelope. If it sounds too good to be true it is too good to be true.
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Woodlands
Missouri
Camptown
MIT
Patrick Tubach
Baker University
Explanations Rule The Alley At Heartland Lanes
In a winter season wrap at Heartland Lanes Underwood Equipment notes bowler culture. Explanations abound for missed shots from thumb issues to dry lanes and resin leakage. Cruel heckling, jinx chants, and self criticisms fill the reel as players blame conditions and skill.
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Heartland Lanes
Underwood
MIT plasma furnace could turn trash into benign paving material
MIT researchers describe a nitrogen furnace that creates a superheated plasma to melt waste into lava like glass. The process could render hazardous material non toxic at $200-$300 per ton, avoiding toxic ash and offering a practical waste solution if supported by industry and government.
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Patrick Tubach Baker
Orange News Service
Peoppe Worldwide
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Stolen Purse From Van Sparks Safety Reminder
A reader reports a purse theft from a van containing a last dime for insurance, Social Security disability medications, food stamps, and irreplaceable mementos. The note warns others to secure essentials, cites concerns over recycling opinions, and suggests a separate waste basket under desks to reduce crumbs.
Randall Weaver debate sparks fury over FBI action
A reader blasts editorial coverage of the Randall Weaver incident, condemning the FBI sniper fatality of Mrs. Weaver while criticizing promotions and media labels for critics. The letter urges reallocating a $70,000 trial fund to city employee raises and gravel street repairs in Ottawa.
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Hitch
Randall Weaver
Weaver
FBI
City of
Ottawa
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
The note invites letters to the editor and requires signatures, full postal address, and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and writers should include contact details to speed confirmation.
Japanese, U.S. clash across Pacific fronts on Okinawa and Philippines
Japanese troops repel a heavy attack on Sugar Loaf Hill, marking the worst day for the U.S. 6th Marine Division on Okinawa. U.S. Army units reach Yonabaru outskirts along the Shuri Line in the Philippines while Japanese forces halt an American push on Mindanao. Nearly 600 U.S. numbers strike Nagoya, Japan.
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Sugar Loaf Hill
6Th Marine Division
Okinawa
Yonabaru
Shuri Line
Philippines
Talomo Trail
Mindanao
U.S
Nagoya
Japan
No Kidding as the Custer Family Killed at Seme
A fragmentary entry cites the Custer family casualties including General George Armstrong Custer age 36 Captain Tom Custer age unknown and Lt. James Calhoun age 30 along with a civilian brother and a nephew Autie Reed aged 18, noted in The Old West Quiz and Fact Book.
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Custer
Seme Little Big
Gangste Cutler
Tom Custer
Aly
Boston Custer
James Calhoun
Autie
Reed
Rod Gragg
Harper & Row
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Woodmen
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