Editorial Notebook: Graduation Advice and School Calendar Shifts
The piece humorously urges graduates to seek government jobs for stability and benefits, then recalls school memories from grade to college. It muses on graduations moving earlier, August heat start dates, and calendar quirks tied to holidays and breaks.
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Western Kansas
Colorado
Playing By the Numbers in 1976 Anderson Candidacy
In 1976 Saul Pett described how John Anderson's independent bid could act as a spoiler. He warned that while Anderson might not win, securing 5 percent of the popular vote could tilt electoral outcomes in close Carter Reagan races by drawing votes from Democrats in key states.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Washington
Saul Pett
Associated Press
Madison Square Garden
New York
John Anderson
Illinois
Parson John
Jimmy Carter
Ronald Reagan
Anderson
White House
Carter
Reagan
Oklahoma
Iowa
Oregon
Maine
Gerald Ford
Eugene McCarthy
Wisconsin
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Ronnie
Texas
Massachusetts
The Numbers Game and the 1980 Election Puzzle
A conservative column muses on how Carter's narrow wins in Wisconsin Ohio and Pennsylvania could alter 1980 outcomes. It explores shifting Texas or Massachusetts electors, potential House deadlock, Parson John as moral arbitrator, and a Mondale acting president scenario if no clear winner emerges.
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Carter
Anderson
Massachusetts
John Quincy Adams
Henry Clay
Parson John
House of Representatives
House
Daniel Rapoport
Current National Journal
Walter F. Mondale
Oval Office
Transmission line threats shut acreage plans in farming area
The story details a high voltage line planned through rural land, blocking future 10 to 20 acre lot development and a lake site. Farmers like Domnanish lose irrigated land as machinery can’t swing around, with KCP&L under scrutiny over guarantees and compensation while adjustors pause.
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Pagefields
Anderson
Gene Domnanish
Cee
Domnanish
Kcp&l
Hammer toe myths and a wrist fracture worry in era letters
A reader asks if toe deformities stems from diet and doctors explain hammer toe results from tendon changes, ill fitting shoes, or injuries. Another asks if a two year old wrist fracture causes arthritis. doctors say remote risk if the joint wasn’t involved and advise patience with motion. The page also notes lawmakers' financial disclosures and utility easement disputes over land damage and compensation.
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