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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1997

Page

2

Ottawa voters face odd year primary in tight seven-candidate races

Franklin County residents prepare for Tuesday’s Ottawa city commission and school board primaries. Voters must choose from seven candidates with one advancing per race as turnout challenges persist. Officials trimmed polling sites to save costs amid shifting attitudes toward zoning and growth.

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We are failing our youngsters ethic and work ethic

The piece argues a failing Midwest work ethic since the 1970s, blaming parents for juvenile crime, urging swift juvenile justice reform, better school focus on learning methods, and higher wages for workers, while noting family strain from dual earners and rural Ottawa area's resilience.

America Ottawa

We Women and the Cruelty of Childbearing Remarks

Vickie Hull reflects on how women often fat shames, judges newborns, and shares grim childbirth tales among mothers. She contrasts female criticism with men’s warlike storytelling, urging support and kindness rather than negative, gory details. Hull signs as a Lawrence, Kansas columnist.

Vickie Hull Lawrence

Legislation Seen As Failing To Break Child Molestation Chain

A DOJ study notes 60 of the nation's 234000 convicted sex offenders were released in 1994. Megan's Law and the Sexually Violent Predator Act aim to warn communities and detain offenders, but critics say both are flawed and constitutional. Recidivism among pedophiles runs high at 83 percent per CDC data, fueling calls for harsher measures including life sentences without parole.

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