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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1995
Page
3
Idris Camera notes bold pushback from P Roberts and peers against full chamber broadcasts. Newt Gingrich tested full chamber pans to show reactions, revealing emptier or inattentive seating. Representatives argue for contextual distortion, urging a separate full-shot camera for balance and an American demand for the whole story.
Readers debate national and local issues in Ottawa session about O J Simpson and Ruby Ridge, executive orders, school funding, and block grants. Opinions critique taxes on property and vices, sewer charges, and street conditions while inviting more input at 242-4700 during designated hours.
The writer plans a two week trip to Missouri for meetings and a Table Rock fishing trip. He worries about a pending front with possible snow or hail while noting garden work and migrating purple martins. He encounters conflicting boat options and fears not holding to his stated choice when arriving.
The Kansas Senate stalls nearly 700 million in property tax relief as election politics and power dynamics shadow study. Gov Graves delays sweeping cuts while a special task force shelves the plan for summer. Aimed at replacing school property tax with higher sales and income taxes, the proposal gains allies but faces persistent opposition and strategic timing.
The Ottawa Herald invites letters to the editor signed with writer addresses and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. Submissions may be mailed or brought to 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa, Kansas 66067.
A reader urges the city and state highway department to install a pedestrian crossing light on East K-68 near North Mulberry or Sycamore. With Wal-Mart warehouse traffic and lake-seasonal crowds, safe crossing is needed after a child was injured. Residents may contact the State Highway Dept in Topeka.
A list of national and state officials with offices and phone numbers including President Bill Clinton at the White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 and Kansas figures such as Gov Bill Graves Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Rep Bill Feuerborn State Rep Ralph Tanner and State Sen Doug Walker with addresses in Topeka and Washington office details.
Fifty years ago today President Roosevelt died and Vice President Truman assumed leadership of the U S war effort. American troops closed in on the Ruhr pocket in western Germany as U S soldiers seized Erfurt and French forces captured Baden Baden. In Burma British units advanced in the Sittang Valley while fierce fighting raged between Japanese and American troops on Cebu in the Philippines.
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