Ottawa PRIDE committee to disband amid volunteer shortage
Ottawa faces the likely end of its PRIDE committee after 14 years of community projects. Lack of new volunteers and burnout threaten programs like Yards of the Month and downtown planters, though other groups may carry on ideas. The move prompts calls for a successor group, possibly via the Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce, to preserve the tradition and community benefits.
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Ottawa
Pride Committee
PRIDE
Lela Mae Santarpia
Ottawa Area
Readers urged to sign letters with full contact details
Readers are invited to contribute to the Reader Forum with opinions. Submissions must be hand-signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Letters should not exceed 500 words.
Money to stop drug addicted mothers from having babies
Barbara Harris of Stanton California funds birth control for drug addicted mothers via CRACK, offering 50 to 200 dollars for Norplant or tubal ligation. The private initiative aims to curb newborns with drug withdrawal by paying women to stop pregnancy, with two successful cases so far and plans to expand.
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Barbara Harris
Stanton
Calif
Harris
CRACK
Neiher
Acaaneas
Lin Alvarez
South Caroli
Alvarez
Crack Hot Line
Campaign finance reform stalled by party politics in Congress
Editors urge real campaign finance reforms as Congress faces soft money abuses. The piece argues the central issue is unrestricted donations, not individual scandals, and calls for sustained congressional will after recess. It notes the broader Indian political crisis and potential openings for Hindu nationalist forces amid coalition tensions.
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Saint Paul
Minn
Pioneer Press
Congress
Bill Clinton
Oval Office
Democratic National Committee
India
Congress Party
Kumar Gujral
Ranusaidh
Formaliaken Ddma
Tamil Tigers
Sonia Gandhi
DMK
Guest editorials present varied reader opinions
Editorial note states reader opinions are shared by guest writers and not necessarily The Herald staff. It emphasizes that viewpoints expressed do not reflect the newspaper's official stance.
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Herald
Made in USA label endures but holds global questions
AP reports FTC defends the Made in USA standard as all or virtually all made in the United States. The piece notes global production shifts and branding blur while highlighting American firms and tours in small towns. It cites examples like Winnebago in Forest City Iowa Crayola in Easton Pennsylvania Intel in Santa Clara California and Louisville Slugger in Louisville Kentucky. It also reviews the book Watch It Made In The U S A by Karen Axelrod and Bruce Brumberg and notes availability in bookstores.
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John Cunniff
EW York
USA
United States
Federal Trade Commission
America
Asia
Toyota
Mercedes Benz
U.S
Forest City
Iowa
Easton
Santa Clara
Calif
Intel
Louisville
Karen Axelrod
Bruce Brumberg
U.S.A
Greenwood
Miss
New Orleans
Fred Carl
Viking Range
Bruce Bniiberg
John Muir
Santa Fe
N.M
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Stockholm
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Doonesbury
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Darren
Tare
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