Kennedy pushes private approach to universal health coverage
Senator Ted Kennedy advocates a private sector based plan requiring employers to buy health insurance for all full time workers and families. He argues 24 million uninsured, mainly in full time roles, would gain coverage while small firms could join regional pools to secure lower rates. A key concern is shifting workers to part time to avoid mandates.
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Ted Kennedy
Kennedy
America
United States
Slattery Questions Congress Authority Over National Media
Kansas congressman Jim Slattery questions whether Congress can regulate media ownership and suggests divestiture of NBC by GE. The article notes longstanding media ownership rules, congressional regulation, and consumer control through channel choice, while contrasting industry cost cuts at NBC CBS and ABC.
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Congress
Kansas
Washington
Congressional
NBC
CBS
ABC Networks
TV Bigwigs
House
Telecommunications
Jim Slattery
Slattery
Old Time Memories At An Auction And A Park Troll Tale
A writer recalls city park strolls near Skunk Run where youngsters hid under a bridge, then shifts to a Dale Wesen auction weekend. Items include Ever Ready pendulum clock 1900s signs, a 1931 Model A Roadster sold for 15,500, and various nostalgic trade signs, Coca Cola ads, and a cross arm light. The entry blends memory with nostalgia and the auction's surprising values.
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City Park
Skunk Run
Dale Wesen
Memory Lane
Empress Shoe
Coleman
Weren
Media bias myth or mirror of law and order
A reader argues newspapers do not portray minorities as inferior, noting coverage of poverty crime and education often cites systemic causes. The piece contends Jesse Jackson manipulates media, praises white editors, and concludes minority figures sometimes face unfair treatment while acknowledging flaws in both sides.
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Jesse Jackson
Chicago
Jackson
America
Reflections On Freedom in a Steelworker's View
Ronald T. Harding presents a personal essay from a Monongahela Valley steelworker, arguing the Constitution protects voting, worship, arms, property, taxes, and free speech while highlighting industrial hardship. He advocates a Steelworkers Bill of Rights to shield union rights, job security, fair trials, and humane treatment amid foreign competition and wage pressures.
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USX Corp
United Steelworkers Local Union
Ronald T. Harding
Monongahela Valley
Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
Ottawa Herald subscription rates 1986 change notice
Ottawa Herald lists monthly and annual subscription rates effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa area Franklin County surrounding counties and all other areas by carrier mail. Rates show monthly three month six month and yearly options with different regional pricing and a 5.5 percent sales tax deduction for out of state subscribers.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
Franklin County
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Ted Turners
Jim Hitch
Jesse
Mike
Royko
Ottawa Herald
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