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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1997
Page
2
Wellsville cuts its 1.096 million budget by 6.4 percent while property values rise, funding debt payments and water improvements. The city avoids new capital projects, delivering a 25 percent mill reduction benefiting taxpayers this year. Franklin County meanwhile plans a 25 percent tax increase. John D. Montgomery
A guest editorial discusses Auckland chef Yuji Minagawa serving live crayfish with noodles inside. Diners grab legs as the crustacean moves across the table, prompting disgust from 18 year old Cyrina Holland and public criticism from MP John Banks. The piece frames a clash of Japanese custom with New Zealand sensibilities.
Greg Gideon argues that the QPA testing program embodies a flawed private-sector philosophy. He notes rising dropout rates, rising K-12 spending, and increased bureaucracy from 1991 to 1996, urging a return to objective standards and uniform testing to restore accountability.
A directory of federal and state lawmakers and offices with addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and Sam Ryun U S Rep Jim Ryun and Governor Bill Graves including White House Topeka and Overland Park offices and main switchboard lines for comments and inquiries.
An opinion page excerpt argues against pro gun control zealots and defends gun ownership. It cites the Oregonian and Winston-Salem Journal on ambassador nominations, then pivots to William Weld and Helms, praising diplomacy and critiquing drug policy stances. It ends with a European currency analysis contrasting the Bundesbank and the euro.
Kathleen Parker argues the Martha Stewart biography Just Desserts reveals not a perfect homemaker but a driven self made figure. The piece challenges public appetite for tearing down successful women and notes readers project envy and disdain. Parker defends Stewart as a hardworking innovator who rose from poverty to a megabusiness, while mocking calls for sensational flaws. She invites reader feedback.
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