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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1987
Page
1
The piece argues the Tax Reform Act of 1986 fails to simplify and fix the tax code, with 879 pages and heavy paperwork. It advocates a flat tax, zero deductions, and a single form, illustrating a 20 percent rate on a $20,000 income, while noting such ideas face stiff political resistance and are unlikely to be adopted.
Ottawa leaders paid tribute to Robert Wellington former editor and publisher of The Herald as he retires after 30 years at the paper. Mayor Jerry Thompson lauded his three decades as editor and citizen. Dorothy Nichols awarded a rose noting his support for women in the industry and his hiring of the first female circulation director in Kansas and the first female advertising manager in the Midwest.
Writer Whit Austin muses on plagiarism as artistry among writers and public figures. He recalls C C McIntire and others who bend reality in prose while noting presidents, war memories, and national fantasy. He asks if a nation thrives on fiction or action, ending with self reflection.
The Kansas Legislature debates the fate of a $100 million windfall from the federal Tax Reform Act. If used to ease the state crisis, the burden may fall on middle and upper class earners, while critics argue middle class definitions shift with two income households. The piece reflects on who qualifies as middle class and questions long term tax changes amid political focus on voting and identity.
A columnist riffs on amnesia as a theme from TV plots and books, noting Lee Iacocca’s divorce and referencing NBC’s Stranger in My Bed. It jokes about forgetting life events, China lessons, milk shakes, and delays from holidays, while commenting on politics and media figures including Mark Fowler.
A Chicago bar tale pokes fun at quirky decor and a surreal hamburger order. A diner confronts pecans in a burger, Velveeta on American cheese, and fingers food etiquette amid fern decor and California influences before Billy Goat Tavern owner Sam Sianis joins the nutty verdict.
Subscription prices updated for Ottawa and surrounding area by carrier and mail. Local one month four dollars, three months eleven, six months twenty one and five cents? one year forty. Franklin County and adjacent counties four fifty per month, thirteen dollars for three months, twenty five dollars for six months, forty eight dollars for one year. All other areas by mail five fifty per month, sixteen dollars for three months, thirty one dollars for six months, sixty dollars for one year. Out of state subscribers pay five point five percent sales tax.
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