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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1987
Page
1
Ex Southern Baptist minister argues the First Amendment should keep government secular while supporters push for church state ties in New Hampshire. He cites Supreme Court interpretation and faith as an anchor against tyranny, insisting the goal is a private, not government, responsibility.
Salina school district officials weigh a plan from a community task force to require competency tests for advancement. Kansas currently uses minimum tests in grades two, four, six, eight, and 10, but promotions aren’t tied to results. Two core questions guide the debate: should failing students be held back and how to assist them.
A list provides contact addresses and telephone numbers for leaders and lawmakers including President Ronald Reagan The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D C 20500 and Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum State Sen Jim Allen State Rep Jack Beauchamp and Rep Bob Whittaker with their Washington and Topeka offices and phone lines for constituent inquiries.
Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and motor routes. Rates vary by duration from one month to one year, with separate pricing for Franklin County and adjacent counties and all other areas. Out of state subscribers incur a 5.5 percent rate tax.
A columnist riffs on inflated Christmas costs from the 12 Days of Christmas and sports ticket scalping. It contrasts pricey items like nine dancing ladies and eleven pipers with headlines on government bailouts, and praises The Sporting News for not naming a Man of the Year. The piece ends with well wishes for readers.
A reader replies to the December Ottawa Herald piece on three OHS foreign exchange students. She defends them, criticizes the claim schools are too easy, and urges open minded, polite attitudes toward all cultures. She asserts people share common humanity beyond race or nationality.
Reader letter argues the phrase Greater love hath no man is misapplied to politics, claiming politicians are fallible and will face public scrutiny. The writer cites Gary Hart and Iran Contra as context, asserting Hart is intelligent but vulnerable to compromising situations.
Readers are urged to send signed letters with full address. Unsigned letters will not be published. Include a telephone number to speed verification. The note mentions encoded phrases and a name-like fragment at the end.
A patient recalls major heart surgery at Mayo Clinic with a silent heart attack and multiple bypasses. He watches the Mississippi Flyway from his hospital window as cranes and geese stream by, offering comfort and a sense that Christmases will recur.
Topeka essay predicts a pivotal year as the 1988 Legislature faces census driven reapportionment. Voters in 1988 will decide district lines and who redraws them, while parties scramble for ads, coalitions form, and reform issues rise. Republicans hold House 74-51 and Senate 24-16, with party lines blurring amid new voter alignments.
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