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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1989
Page
2
A newspaper comment questions whether the United States is becoming a nation of lottery losers amid rising tickets. It cites a Gallup poll showing about four of ten Americans buy a lottery this month and argues gambling reflects guilt or denial, calling the lottery a tax that funds little and offers no jail risk if unpaid.
The B 2 stealth project is praised as an economic driver for Kansas with 156 contractors across 26 states plus DC, led by Boeing in Wichita. In fiscal 1988 Kansas received 3 646 per resident from federal spending totaling 8 972 416 000, mostly Social Security and defense wages, while interest on the national debt nears 160 billion.
Marilyn K Bland of Medford Ore argues in a letter that understanding humanity requires moving beyond physics to metaphysics. She cites Jung and Vedantic notions, contending that divine love and a spiritual pattern exist in every person, making evolution a spiritual process rather to a purely biological one. She urges readers to consider creation and evolution from a metaphysical perspective.
A mixed Ottawa survey shows 50 percent favor adding to the current library and 25 percent backing a remodel of an existing Ottawa building. Seventy percent support a downtown site for a new building, while accessibility for the handicapped and more parking top the needs list. Reactions blame biased questioning and urge longer hours and broader services.
The piece argues Kansas must shift power from Washington to the states with reforms in House term lengths and district counts to curb re election focus and balance representation. It cites lobbyists and bureaucrats as unseen powers, urges audit expansion, and stresses the need to measure government efficiency beyond tenure debates.
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication with subscription pricing effective July 1 1989. Rates shown for caviar service notations in Ottawa surrounding area by mail and motor route with monthly, quarterly, semi annual and yearly options across Franklin County adjacent counties and all other regions.
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