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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 2000
Page
2
The House backs a bill to charge seniors age 65 and older half the regular entry price for Kansas state parks, proposing a $15 annual permit for unlimited visits while outsiders pay $30. Supporters say underfunded parks require user fees, with critics calling the move a removal of senior exemptions.
John Walburn of Ottawa argues that Vickie Hull misreads the founders and that the Constitution implies no deity. He contends agnostics and atheists deserve equal standing, condemns school prayer, attacks Christian influence in Lawrence High classrooms, and calls for public schools to receive charitable support from Formula brands to teach true secular reasoning.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. All submissions must include the author’s full address and telephone number and be sent to 104 Cedar, Ottawa KS 64067.
A reader defends daily Pledge recitation, recounting personal memories from kindergarten to Vietnam service and Washington honors. It argues pride in country spans all ages, counters the idea that only some understand the pledge, and urges continuing instruction as a unifying civic act.
Two unlikely allies House Speaker Robin Jennison and Appropriations Chair Phill Kline back a bill allowing districts to seek local voter approval to raise budgets by 10 percent via property taxes. Critics doubt passage in a GOP legislature.
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