Sex education in Kansas schools stirs strong public debate
In Topeka and Ottawa, officials face heated pressure over sex education amid rising teenage pregnancies and AIDS concerns. The State Board of Education, local boards, and parents wrestle with survey proposals and parental involvement, urging clear guidance rather than generic mandates.
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Topeka
Middle America
Ottawa High
State Board of Education
OHS
Ottawa
Governor backs 65 mph limit with 5 mph grace
Governor Mike Hayden favors a 65 mph speed limit and a 5 mph grace but opposes forgiving speeds up to 70 mph. He says the legislature will pass the measure in the wrap-up session on April 29, and urges strict enforcement with all speeding convictions recorded.
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Mike Hayden
Hayden
Highway Patrol
What Foods Carry the Least Cancer Risk Today
The article argues a risk scale ranks foods and environment by carcinogenic potential. It notes peanut butter may have higher cancer risk than bacon due to mold, while peanut butter sandwiches could be far more risky than some air exposures, beer, or chlorine in water, yet the sun also causes cancer.
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John Hinckley
Easter Memories And Meanings In A Simple Life
The author reflects on Easter as a holiday with pleasant duties and cultural meaning. He recalls family rituals such as Easter baskets, new clothes, ham dinners, colored eggs, and egg hunts, and notes weather and calendar quirks in determining Easter’s date.
Easter musings on Hinckley gun debates and peace notes
The piece weighs Hinckley’s confinement versus the risk of gun access, cites Mrs. Brady’s NRA critique and Hands Control Inc fundraising appeal, and contrasts a Holy Week Libya bombing anniversary with Fr. Jenco’s call for reconciliation. It links politics, victims, and faith in a call for dialogue and forgiveness.
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Hinckley
James S. Brady
Brady
Handgun Control Inc
National Rifle Association
Congress
NRA
U.S
Libya
Middle East
The Peculiar Politics Of Kansas
A sweeping reflection on twenty years of Kansas politics from the Docking Hayden era to the rise of independents and the faltering legislature. The piece probes party decline, money in politics, media leadership gaps, and how international factors echo in state affairs.
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Kansas
Robert Docking
Mike Hayden
Republican Party
Capo di Capo
Bombay
New York
Ottawa Herald subscription rates July 1986
Circulation rates updated for Ottawa area and surrounding regions. Local by carrier or mail options list monthly three and six month and annual prices. Franklin and adjacent counties show higher mail rates. other areas higher still. Out-of-state subscribers pay 5.5 percent sales tax.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
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