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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1998
Page
2
Ottawa officials raised city commissioner pay from 600 to 1200 dollars per year effective January 1, far short of a proposed 3600. They sought citizen input but avoided delaying the change or phasing it in, betting on quiet public reaction as tacit endorsement.
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Read er Forum, with the requirement that each letter be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions must not exceed 500 words.
A compiled roster of national and state elected representatives with addresses and telephone numbers including U S Senator Pat Roberts Sam Brownback U S Rep Jim Ryun Governor Bill Graves State Rep Bill Feuarborn Ralph Tanner and State Senator Robert Tyson plus their Topeka and Washington contacts for public inquiries and official business.
Kathleen Parker argues the proposed $21 billion child care package wrongly assumes Americans want government help and day care for children. She cites NICHD findings, stresses time with parents, and urges tax relief and flexible work instead of expanding state programs.
Reader Forum voices strong opposition to Herzog Contracting Corp plan for a multi state private landfill near Peoria Township. Critics warn of water and air pollution, property tax losses, higher road costs, and environmental liabilities, urging county run transfer station instead and scrutiny of Herzog’s past practices.
Don Kaul questions David Brinkley turning to Archer Daniels Midland as a spokesman. He recalls Brinkley’s fame and questions whether retirement funds his shift, viewing Washington journalists as hypocrites who take corporate money for influence. He notes the irony of a once revered broadcaster selling information about food and agriculture.
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