Inflationary Taxes and impending tax Talks in Kansas
An editorial notes that after Franklin County voted down a cent sales tax Ottawa contemplates a half cent levy pending spring votes. Kansas struggles with rising expenses and falling income, while the Legislature debates taxes including gasoline and a possible statewide sales tax increase. The piece warns that higher taxes, such as a federal users tax on gasoline, would raise freight rates and drive costs on goods, contributing to inflation.
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Inevitable Injustice: Biloxi Jail Fire and Punishment
The Biloxi Mississippi jail disaster, where twenty seven prisoners died from smoke in a blaze, frames a broader critique of punitive policy. It argues that crowded, poorly staffed facilities degrade justice, with nationwide jail populations rising while space and budgets fail to keep pace.
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Karl Menninger
Memo on Soviet weakness and overrating the threat after Brezhnev
Jonn McCormally argues that the Soviet Union is overrated as a world menace, noting Brezhnev's death and a bungled leadership transition. He questions U S fears, cites economic woes, bureaucratic rule, and military limits, and urges détente and less fear-driven defense spending. He calls for realistic engagement with Russia in the post Brezhnev era.
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A Hundred Is Not So Grand Anymore
AP Business analyzes how $100,000, once a big sum, now seems small amid rising housing costs and high mortgage rates. The piece notes median home prices near $68,000 with 14.25 percent mortgages, and that $100,000 roughly equals the cost to create and support a single job, per economist Martin Lefkowitz.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Basics For A Physical Exam From Dear Dr Donahue
Dear Dr Donahue outlines that tests in a physical exam vary by age and visit type. For a first visit after age 40 expect a full history and head to foot exam including hearing vision glaucoma checks. Laboratory tests are discussed as being controversial but generally considered.
Ottawa Herald health column and reader questions
A health column discusses medical testing practices and the value of physical exams, comparing them to car maintenance. It covers blood tests, EKGs, chest X-rays, cancer screening guidelines, and the decision process for tests based on patient history, then answers a reader’s question on folic acid use with pernicious anemia.
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Prayer For Today Forgive Others and Seek Forgiveness
A devotional prayer asks for strength to practice forgiveness until it becomes natural, citing Matthew 6 15 TEV. It prays for guidance from God to forgive others and to live in mercy daily.
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