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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 2016
Page
4
Editorial notes Time magazine feature on Barbie evolving over 57 years with curvy tall petite bodies eight skin tones 14 facial structures 22 hairstyles and 18 eye colors. Barbie now includes non Caucasian looks flat shoes and varied heights with Ken to follow as sales rebound.
The Ottawa Herald endorses Reader Forum as an open community space to discuss issues of local impact. The paper pledges to honor individual rights and promote free discourse to persuade residents and institutions toward progressive action.
A Kansas legislative session opens with quirky bills. Proposals include paying wrongfully convicted ex-prisoners minimum wage for time served, criminalizing driving with a phone at the ear, funding schools by voluntary tax form boosts, and a constitutional amendment to end the Bank of KDOT transfers. Publisher Martin Hawver notes many ideas may not pass but keep lawmakers busy.
Legislator Kevin Jones discusses the influ ence of social media on political discourse and examines two bills in Kansas: HB 2504 to realign school districts and HCR 5005 to allow a public vote on Supreme Court judicial selection. He notes realignment aims to cut admin costs but doubts consolidation, and argues the current method is undemocratic.
Contact details list for President Obama and Kansas officials include White House address and phones, Attorney General Derek Schmidt office, State Rep Blaine Finch and Kevin Jones, and State Senator Caryn Tyson with Capitol room numbers emails and Topeka addresses. Addresses cover Topeka KS 66612 and district offices.
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