Weekend Notebook on Postage, Taxes, and Media Idle Talk
A columnist laments postage hikes raising paper prices from 25 to 40 cents and notes second class rates up 94 percent since Jan 1. He compares rural to outside rural mail costs, flags a July 1 sales tax, and critiques hype from LiveAid FarmAid Hands Across America. He comments on Kansas politics and IRS free ads, then ends with a Memorial weekend weather jab and a rainout Indy 500 note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baldwin
Wellsville
Weight loss with simple exercise and diet
A reader asks about muscle weight changes during a diet and exercise plan. The doctor explains dieting reduces both fat and muscle, while exercise boosts metabolism and burns calories beyond the session. Muscle gain shifts body composition, raising metabolic rate and fat burning, leading to overall weight loss. The answer also notes cough suppressant use should target non productive coughs only.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Donohue
L.A
Ottawa Herald subscription rates announced for trade area
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices for local and surrounding towns. Rates vary by carrier, motor routes, and mail delivery with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and annual options. Out-of-state subscribers are subject to a 4.5 percent sales tax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
Single Female Yuppies It s Either Cats Or Nerds
Mike Royko comments on a Newsweek and WSJ highlighted crisis of unmarried, educated women and scarce eligible men. He riffs on dating ads, yuppie culture, and a provocative polygamy suggestion to ease demographic imbalances, ending with a blunt jab at a potential partner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek Magazine
Wall Street Journal
People Magazine
America
Pete Axthelm
Woody Allen
Aspen
Christians Turn Political Corner Says Robertson Signals GOP Shift
Washington columnist David S. Broder notes evangelist Marion Robertson outpaced Bush and Kemp for Michigan precinct delegate support, signaling a rising Christian political bloc. The piece compares patterns to past religious activism, predicts Robertson’s 1988 bid, and suggests evangelicals could push candidates rightward, possibly aiding Sen. Paul Laxalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Marion G
Pat) Robertson
George Bush
Jack Kemp
R-N.y
Michigan
Robertson
Indiana
Oregon
Senate Finance Committee
Bob Packwood
Tury Magazine
William Miller
University of Virginia
Nashville
Bush
Kemp
700 Club
Christian Broadcasting Network
Jimmy Carter
Jesse L. Jackson
Ronald Reagan
GOP
Jackson
Edward J. Rollins
Pat Robertson
Rollins
Walter F. Mondale
Sen
Paul Laxalt
Nevada
Reagan
Hollywood
Laxalt
Carson City
Short Takes on Amtrak and Privatization
Harris News Service notes diminishing rail travel and public rail services as the Transportation Department privatizes profitable functions. The piece laments Conrail sale, military base privatization of food services, and reduced Amtrak support since the Carter era, arguing for greater funding and public access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amtrak
Elizabeth Dole
The
Transportation Department
Conrail
McDonalds
Baskin-Robbins
Carter
Kansas Invasion of China and Farm Parity Debate
A critical column questions Kansas efforts abroad and farm policy amid Gov. John Carlin's eight year tenure. It weighs tourism and promotional spending against uncertain returns while noting parity debates, farm economy pressures, and political controversy over a Wichita School Board superintendent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
China
John Carlin
Carlin
United States
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Robert Stephan
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Topeka
Moore
Stephan
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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Ottawa Herald
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the Jewel
Mike Royko
By David S. Broder
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
James Wall
Christian Cen
David S
Broder
John Marshall
Harris News Service
Senate Appropriations
House Agriculture
Senate Finance and Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Congressional Budget
Farm Bureau
Caesar
Wichita
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