Village forum eyes local youth task force in Ottawa
Editorial notes that community collaboration can curb juvenile crime, with police and officials citing broken homes, curfews, and prevention programs. Proposes forming a local youth task force including prevention, law enforcement, churches, parents, and youths to coordinate efforts.
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Ottawa
Jeff Herrman
Herrman
Franklin County
Rex Bowling
Kansas
Wilbe
Larry Wright
Forrest Lowry
Ralph Tanner
Baldwin City
Eckan
Chamber
DCCA
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Wayne Burns
Guest editorials offer diverse reader opinions
The Herald presents guest editorials that express views not necessarily endorsed by the paper's editor. Readers encounter a range of voices, reflecting differing perspectives on current issues and public discourse.
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Greenies and DuPont tied to Freon ban profits
Charley Reese discusses how environmental activism and big business collude to push bans on Freon, blaming bad science for a windfall in profits for DuPont as patents expired. He argues for property rights, free markets, and education to resist elitist green agendas, citing books by Arnold Gottlieb and Pombo Farah.
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Eric Peters
Free Market
Ludwig von Mises Institute
Peters
E.I. DuPont de Nemours
Greenies
Congress
United States
DuPont
National Wildlife Federation
Greenie
George Bush
Ron Arnold
Alan Gottlieb
Free Enterprise Press
Richard Pombo
R-Calif
Joseph Farah
St. Martin's Press
Charley Reese
Osoreesead.com
Abolish Kansas state Board of Education gains support
Gov. Bill Graves endorses transferring power from the elected 10 member Board of Education to a cabinet level secretary of education. The move follows a 1973 Supreme Court decision granting the BOE self executing powers over accreditation and teacher certification, prompting questions about funding and oversight. Hutchinson News says arson at a Wichita African American church is suspected but not proven racially motivated.
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Wichita Eagle
State Board of Education
Bill Graves
Kansas
BOE
Hutchinson News
Wichita
United States
Reader Forum: Remember Christ at Christmas
A reader urges keeping Christ in Christmas, noting Jesus birth as the foundation of the season. He emphasizes God’s love, Jesus life, death, and resurrection, and asks readers to honor Christ’s holy birth throughout the year. Ellen Greenfield
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Jesus
Earth
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Ellen Greenfield
Recall of Finney tax plans stirs 1990s Kansas debate
The piece reviews Gov. Joan Finney and lawmakers battling property tax relief in January 1992 with a $217 million plan and a list of over 50 sales tax exemptions. It notes the intangibles tax proposal, industry warnings, and a 1991 1994 shift in tax burdens, highlighting a 7.5 percent cash balance rule and a $262 million unspendable reserve plus $100 million extra tax take.
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Joan Finney
AARP
State Revenue Department
State Chamber of Commerce
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