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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1990
Page
4
Editorial notes The Tobacco Institute backs an 18 year legal smoking age as a response to a near miss in Congress on advertising restrictions. It criticizes inconsistent state laws and enforcement and questions arrests for selling to minors while highlighting cigarettes as addictive and deadly.
The piece discusses budget strains on local governments and taxpayers in upstate New York, highlighting double-digit property tax increases. It notes county budget proposals showing 38 percent rises in Montgomery County and 82 percent in Ulster County, amid state mandate reforms debated by Governor Cuomo and the Legislature. The editorial casts doubt on real reductions versus smoke and mirrors.
Commentary notes the 31st weekly series by Bruce Fleming about rural schools in Franklin County. It recalls a 1946 grad and 1957 tornado damage, the Emiesy Lowrance family living in a schoolhouse, and the school serving as a community center before fall reopening. Damaged pages and missing issues mar the record.
A letter discusses President Bush's January deadline, concerns over an offensive war in the Middle East, and potential religious conflict. It argues for congressional authorization and urges non aggressive tactics before any invasion, citing past wars and the need for a declared war. Names and local references appear alongside historical context.
Dixie Gillum writes from Chanute lamenting a December board meeting of Neosho County Community College Trustees. The letter complains about unclear discussion, lack of public notes, and the $110000 annual Ottawa lease, urging public access to notes and attachment details and accountability for tax dollars.
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