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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1990
Page
1
The piece notes women served in Panama with a female second lieutenant leading the 988th Military Police and a 20 year old female private as a machine gunner. It argues Congress should revisit the ban on women in combat, especially in a volunteer force, and questions the logic of chivalry in war.
The Greenpeace report calls the father of waters a soup of toxic chemicals with Iowa contributing through agricultural pesticide runoff. It cites 112,000 pounds of Alachlor flowing past a Louisiana test site yearly and accuses Clinton, Muscatine, and Riverdale Iowa industries of discharging metals and solvents into the river.
Letters from Concerned Citizens of Kansas call protests at the State Capitol on January 2 and January 10, 1990, at 10 a.m. The rally opposes MediKan budget cuts that would affect about 6,700 residents including 2,000 mentally ill, the elderly, disabled, and families reliant on state medical aid.
The notice invites letters to the editor and requires signatures and the writer’s address for publication. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and a telephone number is requested to expedite verification. The policy urges readers to provide complete contact details.
The Ottawa Herald lists monthly quarterly six month and yearly subscription prices for Ottawa area Frere County and surrounding counties by carrier and by mail. Rates vary by delivery method and region with yearly totals to 69.87 and 56.00 in specified zones.
The Ottawa Herald notes 1990 as a pivotal year marking the move to the 21st century. It urges renewed fiscal responsibility, civic gumption, and a wake-up call for Ottawa to rebuild its business district and community spirit amid the Franklin Savings crisis and broader winds of change.
A reader argues 1990s peace could trigger recession unless U S military spending is cut. Proposes shrinking armed forces to 200000, bringing home European troops, ending costly 24 hour airborne post, and converting battleships to tourist attractions while deeming DEW line wasteful.
The piece argues that drugs are an invading force threatening U S society and demands a relentless crusade against narcotics. It cites public opinion opposing legalization, calls for tougher enforcement, prevention, and treatment while detailing multi‑billion dollar costs and broader societal harms from addiction.
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