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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1994
Page
3
Guest editorial argues that the Capitol press treats Jesse Helms with unwarranted restraint. It asserts his genuine, knowledgeably gleeful ignorance exposes pretense, censure, and cruelty in Washington. Term limits debate shows Kansas would suffer from national changes.
The entry cites Esther Pauline Friedman and Pauline Esther Friedman as twins Abigail and Ann in a playful, magazine styled note. It lists social life, schooling, marriage, and honeymoon as shared paths, referencing the source “They Wrote Their Own Headlines” by Nancy Whitelaw and Morgan Reynolds.
A crossing guard thanks responders for new flashing lights at Seventh and Maple and urges closer monitoring of trucks. Readers reminisce on road costs, county staffing, and a Dec 7 World War I reference. Call 242-4700 to join "It's Your Quarter" with evening and weekend hours.
A letter urges readers to value public servants such as police, fire fighters, and medics during the holiday season. It notes more homes burn and accidents occur in December, asks people to think first to ease responders' burden, and expresses pride and prayers for volunteer firefighter son and family.
A century ago prices and misfortunes appear in ads and reports from December 6 1894. Items note cheap meals, a horse caused injury, a cash drawer theft, and a jelly sale at 39 cents a pail. Sixty years ago flood memories in December 1944 prompt funding talks for river protection. Fifty years ago 1969 echoes urge a retreat from welfare state policies and feature a Lincoln painting donation that remains on display.
A critic argues that judicial activism on school prayer misreads history and the First Amendment. Citing Washington, Lincoln, and congressional prayers, the piece contends the 1962 ban on school prayer rewrites history and wrongly constrains religious expression in public life.
A compact roster provides names and addresses for U S senators Nancy Kassebaum and Bob Dole, U S representative Jim Slattery, and state officials in Topeka including Gov Joan Finney, Attorney General Bob Stephan, Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd, and lawmakers Walker Hendrix, Bill Feuerborn, and Doug Walker with office locations and phone numbers.
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