Clinton confronts Watergate echoes in Whitewater debate
Editorial compares Clinton and Nixon over executive privilege and alleged White House interference. It questions why Kennedy notes are sought, argues political damage vs legal defense, and urges full disclosure to end the controversy.
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Watergate
Whitewater
Clinton
White House
Nixon
William Kennedy
Senate Investigative Committee
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Senate’ Committee
Its Your Quarter Objections to Clinton Bosnia Mission and Rubin Funds
A reader voices opposition to sending troops to Bosnia as a diversion from Whitewater, and criticizes Treasury actions funding government programs with worthless IOUs. The letter argues Social Security could yield about 3000 dollars monthly if invested differently, inviting further thoughts via the community forum call-in line.
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Clinton
Bosnia
Treasury
Rubin
Remembering Judge Jules V Doty A Franklin County salute
The Saturday notebook honors retiring District Court Judge Jules V Doty. Ottawa lawyers led by Tom Gleason Jr praised his courtesy and patience, noting he treated all equally before the court. The piece recalls Doty easing tense sessions and guiding juries with steady leadership. A portrait to hang in the courtroom is planned.
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Jules V. Doty
Ottawa
Tom Gleason Jr
Doty
Gleason
The
Herald
District Court
Franklin County
Posse
Jani Wills
Kansas State University
O.J. Simpson
Wills
Media’s distortion: entertainment and reality clash
A critic laments modern film and TV, denouncing vulgar language and stereotypes, arguing real crime and mortality rival on screen. He cites gun myths, calls for media restraint, and urges a temporary media fast to regain perspective.
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Mohicans
Lonesome Dove
Rob Roy
Louis B. Mayer
Western Union
America
A Christmas thank you to family friends and youth
A heartfelt Christmas message expressing gratitude to parents, wife, church, boss, and community. The writer thanks elders for heritage, praises youth for their future, and wishes a merry Christmas and a good life to all. It honors guidance, work, faith, and social progress amid tough times.
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Mom
Sugar Bear
Elvis
Beatles
Solzhenitsyn’s Warning on Morality and Faith in Society
In a recalling vein the speaker cites Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s admonition that the twentieth century sinks into atheism and self-destruction unless society returns to God. He urges a determined appeal to divine guidance to halt the moral whirlpool.
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Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Russia
God
Readers urged to send signed letters with address
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Posse Comitatus
United States
By Jay Bemis
Ottawa Herald
O.K. Corral
Doc Holliday
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Fremaking
Kinler
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