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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1996
Page
3
The piece discusses the April 2 presidential preference primary and Kansas new absentee rules allowing ballots 20 days before election. It notes advanced voting via county clerks, mail return deadlines, and in-person hand delivery before noon Monday prior to the election. It argues conveniences boost turnout but warns apathy remains the core challenge.
Guest editors warn that raising speed limits risks lives as Kansans debate 75 on interstates and 65 on two lanes. The piece notes highway death rates fell after 55 mph and argues limits should reflect actual road safety rather than blanket increases.
Ottawa city commissioners consider naming the west baseball diamond at Orlis Cox Field after Bob Moore, whose long volunteer coaching career with Ottawa youth is cited as a significant contribution to the community. The letter argues Moore’s impact on kids surpasses mere grass and urges a memorial in his name.
The piece weighs Pat Roberts Kansas Senate prospects against his House chair duties. It notes Roberts flirted with staying in the House, then eyed a Senate bid as the race looks like a coronation with Eric Yost a GOP hopeful and Sally Thompson a Democratic rival. Towns may be writing Roberts’ victory speech as a plan unfolds.
A list of public figures with addresses and phone numbers including President Bill Clinton, U S Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, and Attorney General Carla Stovall, with Washington and Topeka offices and main contact lines for public comments and inquiries.
A column argues lying is woven through daily life and politics. It defends its necessity, cites Romney's brainwashing remark, and suggests blunt truth would erode civility, economy, and social order while noting everyday deceptions from waitstaff to personal interactions.
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