Between two worlds a call for balanced education
Editorial argues that American and Japanese systems each have flaws and that a middle path is needed. Japanese students attend five hours of Saturday classes in Overland Park, study math science and language, endure an extra 44 school days yearly, and face a three day high school entrance exam. The piece urges raising student expectations while preserving childhood and applying competitiveness from sports to academics.
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Overland Park
Jim Hitch
County budget urged to trim spending by 10 percent
Guest opinion argues Miami County commissioners should cut 10 percent from the 1992 budget, about 917000, citing reduced revenue from sales and gas taxes. It supports department cuts now to avoid future layoffs, calling for belt tightening across county operations and urging similar restraint at higher levels.
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Iami County
U.S
George Zakoura
Osawatomie Democrat
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Signatures
Readers are urged to send signed letters with a return address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published. The policy emphasizes prompt and verifiable contact details to accompany reader opinions.
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Hersld
Contact details for government representatives
A list provides contact points for national and state officials including President George Bush at the White House in Washington, D C, Gov. Joan Finney in Topeka Kansas with phone, Sen. Bob Dole and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum in Washington D C, Rep. Dick Nichols in Washington D C, plus Kansas State House and State Senate offices with addresses and telephone numbers for George Teagarden, Dave Webb, and Walker Hendrix.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington
D. C
Dick Nichols
Longworth
D.C
George Teagarden
S Statehouse
Local newsmaker of the year sparks debate at Ottawa
The Ottawa Herald names a 15-year-old vandal as the year’s most influential figure, provoking letters and controversy. The boy toppled a fountain at Haley Park, causing over $1,500 in damage and a public backlash. He served two weeks in jail, did community service, and later enrolled in Ottawa Middle School while probation continued.
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Herald
Ottawa
Haley Park
Franklin County
Ottawa Jaycees
Ottawa City Commission
Public Works Department
Bob
Pam Dodson
Ottawa Middle
Lou Atherton
Ottawa High School
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Wendell Barker
Wilbur Wheaton
Ottawa University
Wheaton
Bangkok
Thailand
Ward Science Hall
Dave Webb
Stilwell
Walker Hendrix
Jim Allen
Wellsville Bank
Lee Stebens
Stebens
A Toast to Boris Yeltsin and a New Russian Dawn
The author reflects on growing up through World War II and the Cold War, praising Boris Yeltsin for standing firm against the generals and dismantling communism to steer Russia toward a more democratic, market oriented path. He cautions Western skeptics, notes Baker’s stance, and ends with a Christmas toast to Yeltsin as a gift of a hopeful future.
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Korea
Vietnam
Boris Yeltsin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Gorbachev
Yeltsin
Soviet Union
England
United States
Western Europe
Lenin
You
KGB
West
Joe Stalin
Russia
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James Baker
Baker
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