Saturday Notebook on Prices and Puns in Ottawa
A Saturday notebook comments on rising food costs and farming expenses citing Department of Agriculture data. It riffs on inflation, taxes, and a Libertarian census idea, then lampoons energy policy and ethanol studies, ending with a wry note on public spending.
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Main Street
A&p
Department of Agriculture
Ed Clark
Uncle Sam
U.S. Department of Energy
DOE
A Conservative View Traditional School Still Needed
James Kilpatrick argues Louisville should keep its five traditional schools alongside optional programs. He cites disciplined, rigor-focused curricula with mandatory foreign language, regular tests, and clear behavior standards as key strengths. The piece contrasts open instruction at Brown School with traditional methods, endorsing diverse educational options while praising overall academic discipline.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Louisville
Jefferson County
Carter, Audubon
Carter, Audubon and Greathouse
Woerner School
U.S. District Court
Brown School
Brown
River City Mall
Ahrens High School
Farmers Act Apart Together By RODERICK TURNBULL
A Kansas City Board of Trade analysis explains how individual farmers collectively influence grain prices through selling decisions. It outlines hedging by elevators, futures dynamics, and price signals that trigger sales, with examples from wheat, corn, and soybeans and notes on how buyers and sellers balance pressure. It cites a July 1981 Missouri wheat contract and ends with a prayer.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City Board OF Trade
Kansas City
Texas
Oklahoma
Kansas
Gulf
Southwest
Soviet Union
China
Corp
Nebraska
Coop
Missouri
Chicago Board of Trade
Stretching Is Good For Muscles and Warm Water Benefits
Readers ask about hamstring pulls and healing timelines. Advice covers causes of strains, safe stretching progressions, icing, compression, elevation, and when to resume activity. Additional notes compare cold and hot water swimming temperatures and warn against overexertion with high blood pressure. A cryostretch method is discussed with safety caveats and a mountain travel health concern explains altitude-related symptoms and possible pauses.
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Donahue
B.K
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Listing
The Ottawa Herald Publishes daily except Sunday and holidays with subscription rates for trade area and out of state readers. Details include by mail monthly and yearly prices, carrier rates in Ottawa and surrounding towns, and sales tax considerations.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert
Wellington
THE
Associated Press
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