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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1997
Page
3
Sheriff Cliff Hacker, citing public safety, will continue background checks on gun buyers even after a Supreme Court ruling limiting local agencies. He argues checks deter crime and align with laws that punish wrongdoing, while a five day waiting period remains in effect in Lyon County.
In Ottawa Herald readers ask city commissioners Gene Ramsey and Matt Matthews about privatizing mowing for parks and Highland Cemetery, potential layoff costs, and downtown plant care. They question city manager oversight and compare government staffing to private sector overhead, urging fiscal restraint.
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum with hand signatures and full contact details. Addresses and telephone numbers must be included. longer letters may be edited to fit space.
A column laments overwhelming spam on AOL and a controversial plan to share member data with telemarketers. It cites Steve Case disavowing selling info, urges stronger ISP privacy laws, and notes a congressional bill by Rep. Bruce Vento to require written consent before third party data disclosure. Clarence Page invites response.
A July sequence of letters and a Herald article discuss USD 290 board actions in hiring a lawyer for contract talks. The reader questions proper procedures, the labeling of teachers as a union, and whether negotiations reflect mutual respect, shared mission, and transparent costs for student education.
This piece argues drug use estimates from the Statistical Abstract show non-epidemic levels and questions the $40 billion war on drugs. It contends drug prohibition fuels crime, corruption, and prisons, and proposes treating chemical abuse as a health issue with education and treatment.
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