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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 2002
Page
2
The Herald reports 79 percent favor placing the city logo on the south water tower near Kanza Park and a second tower at the northern entrance facing U.S. 59. If durability is an issue, painting could replace decals, with comments dropping since anonymous entries stopped.
Readers urge city commissioners and the school board to solicit citizen opinions on proposed projects such as a new pool and the Visions of Main Street initiative. They suggest using ballots or polls to inform decisions and improve public awareness of how tax dollars are spent.
Thelola Tarai reports a push to reelect Val DeFever of Independence and Sonny Rundell of Syracuse to Kansas State Board of Education seats via write-in on November ballots. Defeated in the primary by religious right candidates, no Democrats filed, risking Iris Van Meter and Connie Morris winning by default unless moderate Republicans and Democrats write in the incumbents. DeFever faced a smear campaign accusing ties to atheism, while Van Meteren promoted by the Kansas Republican Assembly to run with a religious conservative slate.
Charley Reese argues the proposed Iraq conflict is a real attack on reason. He accuses Bush of a Big Lie to justify aggression, ties terrorism to U S support for Israel, and warns a Iraq invasion will mirror failed Middle East interventions with street by street fighting and broader regional collapse.
The New York Times reports relatives of powerful politicians work as lobbyists, including Joshua Hastert son of Dennis Hastert and Linda Daschle wife of Tom Daschle. Critics warn subsidies and favorable legislation could arise, though defenders say no influence is used and careers are separate.
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