Editorial: debt crisis and deficit drive need action
This editorial argues four years of rising debt have pushed average family shares to about 12 000 with the national total near 4 trillion. It urges bold deficit reduction, cites USA Today figures on potential income gains, and calls for urgent action from Bush or Clinton to curb growth and spur recovery.
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U.S
USA Today
Ross Perot
Bush
Bill Clinton
Mount Vesuvius
Rich Bond
GOP
Clinton
Dukakis
Bond
Paul Tsongas
Reagan
Narrowing choices not church's mission
A Catholic bishop in California warns politicians that opposing church teaching on abortion risks excommunication, while Cardinal O’Connor and other church leaders have likewise condemned pro choice figures. The piece argues such demands threaten religious coexistence and America’s pluralistic democracy, noting poll data on Catholic views and warning of shrinking, less universal church authority.
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California
Norman McFarland
O’connor
New York
Moynihan
Cuomo
Bill Clinton
Baptist
McFarland
McFarlands
O'Connors
Franco
Isabella
America
Vatican
Gallup
Five proposed moves to reshape Bush 1992 campaign
Commentary argues Bush should act boldly with five steps to shift the race. It calls for indexing capital gains, firing Brady for Kemp, vetoing wasteful spending, replacing Darman with Vin Weber, and substituting Quayle with Colin Powell to reset the administration’s image, while noting the tide analogy and Clinton comparisons.
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Reagan
James Miller
Federal Register
Carter
Bush
Clinton
Treasury
Brady
Jack Kemp
Kemp
Congress
Richad Darman
Office of Management and Budget
Minnesota
Vin Weber
Darman
Weber
Quayle
Canter
Colin Powell
Powell
Homegrown Franklin County Attorney Candidate Endorsed
Ottawa native Larry Wright, a Vietnam veteran with 24 years at the CIA and deep local roots, seeks Franklin County Attorney. He argues for local service, existing ties to voting and taxes, and urges residents to elect a homegrown, full-time official who will serve with integrity and dedication.
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Kansas
United States of America
You and
Central Intelligence Agency
Larry Wright
Franklin County
Ottawa
Wright
Ottawa seeks full accounting of incentives for industry growth
City officials must disclose money and tax incentives offered to industries relocating to Ottawa and report how these firms meet employee targets. The public concerns road maintenance, education funding, and sports spending. Residents urge redirecting funds to schools and infrastructure, noting rural roads southeast of Ottawa are poorly maintained with holes and flooding.
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Ottawa
Community voices on Ottawa issues and fair concerns
Letters to the Ottawa Herald raise complaints about the fair board finances and country music attempts, air quality and mosquito spraying, leash rules for cats, baseball funding at schools, cable channel pricing, smoking areas, and coverage of local sports. Readers urge better PA at the county fairgrounds and invite public tips via the dial.
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Franklin County Fair Board
Ottawa
Franklin County
Recreation Commission
the Herald
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