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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1994
Page
4
Editorial argues Congress should be fully televised with camera access widening beyond current fixed feeds. Dole and Gingrich back public view while task forces study control of camera feeds and access for news organizations like C Span.
Guest editorials note how Joan Finney charmed a Northwest chase crowd at Cal-Maine egg plant groundbreaking. The piece argues her natural warmth contrasted with typical political boilerplate and suggests Kansans could have faced a different, more competitive November election outcome depending on her decisions and presence.
A reader urges reform of Congress citing automatic 4 percent COLA raises from a linked base salary of 133,600 dollars and argues for eight month sessions, living quarters in vacant Washington buildings, spending cuts, term limits, and a balanced budget to reconnect lawmakers with citizens. Robert J Honeycutt, 1434 Willow.
A surreal Christmas night dream features Ted Kennedy and Dick Gephardt proposing a Federal Bureau of New Year’s Resolution Enforcement. The plan includes New Year oaths, nail biting bans, steel thimbles, cryogenic digit orphanages, and later health care coverages, ending with a wakeful return to olives and pie.
Reprinted from Mike Royko Dec 27 1974. A humorous guide noting that abstinence aside there is no full cure for a hangover. It advises sticking to the initial drinks, drinking quickly, light meals, and managing the psychological shame with upbeat thoughts. It jokes about moaning, sleeping, and odd remedies, ending with extreme cold air and active movement as risky choices.
City commissioners approve purchase of the Franklin Building to expand the Ottawa library holdings amid rising homes, apartments, and business development. The decision signals confidence in Ottawa’s growth and future prospects.
A community forum invites input on the planned hall and library space, questioning if the chosen building fits long term needs, the cost to taxpayers, and potential political motives. It contrasts electric late fees with lower charges by gas and phone, and provides call times and a contact number for comments.
Fifty years ago today German troops entrenched in fortified positions around Budapest clash with Red Army units in streets and buildings. Soviet negotiators attempting to arrange surrender are killed en route, while combat remains limited in the area near the Battle of the Bulge.
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