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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1998
Page
2
A Kansas campaign highlights 49 child gun fatalities in 1995 and urges responsible ownership. Calls for secure storage, trigger locks, and remote controlled or biometric features as future safeguards to reduce household risk while stressing no gun is a toy.
Editorial notes state opinions reflect contributors and not The Herald's editor. The column highlights diverse viewpoints offered by guest writers.
Readers may submit opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Letters must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Submissions should be sent to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 1045 Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters@ottawaherald.com, with a limit of 500 words.
The Kansas City Star tracks Ride With the Devil, Ang Lee directed tale of Quantrill and guerrillas. Filming shifts between Missouri and Kansas as the project adapts Dan Woodrell’s Woe to Live On. The piece compares Hollywood depictions to brutal border warfare pre Civil War and recalls Quantrill’s raiders, Jayhawkers, and Redlegs in a sweeping historical frame.
Critics in Thursday Herald blasted the mayor’s downtown revival plan amid the sight of up to 300 eighteen wheel trucks rumbling through parking areas daily. Parents fear for children as heavy tires threaten safety, while some suggest restoring Ottawa to its historic Victorian signpost to curb noise and traffic.
The Journal Star editors argue that public fear over napalm shipments from California to an East Chicago recycling plant highlights similar unease about moving nuclear waste to Nevada. They note hypocritical positions by Illinois congressmen and caution that fear overrides facts in hazardous material transport and storage debates. Napalm was sent back to California for destruction, seen as minor next to radioactive waste concerns.
A columnist defends Kate Winslet’s Titanic figure, calling her body slim and healthy rather than thin or overweight. The piece rejects double standards about women’s weight, cites Winslet’s age and career, and notes public fuss over her size while praising her confidence and authenticity.
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