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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1994
Page
3
Editorial notes a 1993 Virginia Commonwealth University study of 1990 to 1993 model cars finding air bag equipped drivers were more reckless in crashes than those with only seat belts. It argues safer cars may foster overconfidence, urging defensive driving and safe habits to protect all passengers.
Guest editorial notes Joan Finney’s warm, genuine style during a northwest groundbreaking near Chase for Cal-Maine’s new egg plant. The piece contrasts her in-person warmth with typical campaign boilerplate, suggesting Kansans faced a broader choice than the November election implied.
Readers are urged to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned correspondence will not be published to ensure accountability and traceability of opinions.
A World Features Syndicate piece debunks popular claims. It lists Sitting Bull as a medicine man not a chief, Dylan Thomas plagiarized his first poem, Henry Hudson not the discoverer of the river or bay, Carmen Miranda in the fruit trade, an L A earthquake 1994 item lost on Richter scale, and the Bible shoplifting as the nation’s top crime.
A narrator recounts driving from Ottawa to Wichita on Christmas Eve through dense fog on the Kansas Turnpike near El Dorado Lake. A chain of ice slick crashes injured several and blocked lanes for miles, blamed by the reporter on reckless speeds amid limited visibility, with police efforts to warn drivers largely ignored.
Charley Reese outlines his conflict of interest stance and personal finances. He notes owning newspaper stock in retirement, living modestly, and driving a 1991 compact car. He abstains from party loyalty, cites NRA and American Legion memberships, and frames his column as independent thinking rather than selling a product.
The writer questions plans to tear down the middle school and build anew while closing two grade schools forcing children to cross a busy Main Street. They oppose the cost to fixed income residents and suggest repurposing the old Franklin Savings building for library use and public meeting spaces, including commission meetings and craft fairs on the second floor.
A reader advocates moving city offices and services into a single, multi purpose Ottawa building. Proposes basement records storage and a bill drop box at the Franklin building, with library hours and occupancy considerations. Questions cost of living for staff, notes utility rate hikes, and urges local civic use of the Franklin Savings site.
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