Editorial skewers Dan Glickman on reform talk
The Wichita congressman, amid a Kansas Press Association speech, touts reform while critics label him a longtime insider. The column mocks his past stance, cites debt trends since the 1980s, and questions who truly shapes government reform ideas.
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Dan Glickman
Wichita
Glickman
Kansas Press Association
Reform
Dan
Congress
House
Senate
Jim Hitch
Guest Opinion Editorial Note Prefaces Reader Views
A notice explains that guest editorials present a variety of opinions and do not necessarily reflect The Herald's views. It clarifies the editorial practice and separation of guest content from the newspaper’s official stance.
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Herald
Dole and Bush clash over taxes in 1988 echoes
The piece argues Bob Dole might have prevented party splits if he ran in 1988, contrasts Bush with Sununu’s tax pledge and later tax increases, and calls for Dole to rejoin the race to provide blunt truth about deficits amid rising concerns of a looming $400 billion gap.
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George Bushbac
Ava
Kansas
Bob Dole
GOP
Pat Buchanan
Dole
Iowa
New Hampshire
Bush
John Sununu
Straddle
Cole
Creger's restless path to aging author and lecturer
Ralph Creger, an Ottawa University alumnus from the mid 1930s, reflects on a life split between rail work, civil rights activism, and later writing. At 77 he remains active, credits work as his best medicine, and has authored four books including It's Never too Late, published by Barricade Books.
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Ralph Creger
Ottawa University
Creger
Ottawa
Iowa
Barricade Books Inc
New York
N.Y
Little Rock
Ark.) Central High School
Lonesome Road
James Baldwin
Betty Furness
Kansas City
Johnson County
Cameragraphics
Merriam
Dreger
Central College
Pella
Bachelor's Club Housing Cooperative
Missouri Pacific Railroad
the Herald
Publishers Group West
Walmer
Overland Park
Senator Dole for Kansas in national duties and aid
An editorial reprinted in Ottawa defends Senator Bob Dole against claims of a partisan crusade over the middle class tax cut. It highlights his fiscal leadership, disaster aid response after last year’s tornadoes, and securing funds for McConnell Air Force Base and tornado sirens across Kansas.
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Coffeyville Journal
Ottawa Herald
Bob Dole
House of Representatives
Paul Tsongas
Dole
Kansas
Washington
Bush
Congress
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Penney’s Ottawa fire prompts questions on earnings and community fate
Russell Reeves of Ottawa questions JC Penney’s response to a downtown fire and possible insurance gains, urging reconsideration of local funding, potential relocation, and the impact on small businesses. He asks about a final report on the fire, the fate of the burned site, and Penney’s long term commitment to Ottawa.
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Ottawa
JC Penney Ivory
Penney’s
Woolworth
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