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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1993
Page
4
Editorial discusses self deception tied to New Year resolutions. It cites a St Luke's Roosevelt study on overweight individuals who underreport intake and overestimate activity, revealing how denial skews calories and exercise. The piece suggests honest self-assessment as essential to meaningful change.
The state Board of Education pushes a regionalized mill levy to fund community colleges, taxing all counties. It lacks governance representation and risks rural backlash as nine southwestern counties threaten secession, raising concerns about rural-urban tensions and fairness in Kansas.
A humorous reflection on self improvement and bad habits as a new year begins. The narrator recalls Mark Twain’s tale of giving up cigars liquor and bad foods, noting the irony of a friend who cannot relate, then ends with a personal pledge to avoid barbecue potato chips to spare a squirrel from overeating.
In this Royko essay from 1985 he mocks contact lenses as vanity. He compares wearers to vain players and argues the habit is impractical and even dangerous while imagining lenses migrating behind the forehead.
In this Letters to the Editor excerpt readers blame moral decay for the 1992 election outcome and call for Christian voters to reject liberal Republicans. They argue Christians are citizens, criticize Sen. Kassebaum, Specter, and party platforms on homosexuality and abortion, and urge voters to pray for the country while defending traditional values.
Franklin County commissioners chose an out of state candidate for county administrator, spurring letters criticizing local hiring. A resident claims strong local qualifications and says local talent should be considered first before outsourcing to outsiders. The writer seeks equal opportunity and notes statewide ad placement and lack of local interviews.
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with the writer’s address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published to ensure accountability and credible input from residents.
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