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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1996
Page
6
A local committee in Ottawa and Franklin County launches a Random Acts of Kindness program to spotlight everyday good deeds. Modeled after programs in Topeka and Dubuque, it aims to foster positivity and reduce violence by encouraging residents to help others, even in small ways.
Guest editorials compare gambling to a drug habit and argue slot machines and casino gambling threaten family entertainment, local businesses, and Tax revenue. They urge the Legislature to reject expansion and, if placed on the ballot, Kansans should vote no.
The piece argues Republicans push a flat tax to appeal to voters while admitting it would primarily favor the wealthy. It notes Democratic counterplay hinges on portraying wealth imbalance, contends politicians rarely enact their rhetoric, and suggests Republicans could seize the class-war narrative by proposing a 5 percent rate for workers and extreme taxes on the wealthy, though such rhetoric may not become policy.
During the first week of the legislative session a group of reform bills was introduced by Democratic senators to overhaul Kansas election laws. The package calls for term limits constitutional amendment PAC limits hospitality gifts ban same day voter registration and a one year post office lobbying ban.
A speaker recalls Don White known as the judge for nearly 25 years. He valued fairness, wilderness, and teaching, paddling rivers and guiding many. Flo White supported him silently, and the tribute honors his law work, broad friendships, and enduring memory as a friend and mentor.
Letter urges publishing petitioners names for a grow to five commissioners and district boundary redraw. writer supports press coverage while noting public interest in signers and timely governance. Mentions TV news delays about Ottawa and West Franklin school closures and contrasts love with biblical teaching on care and action.
A reader objects to labeling hunters as killers over canned hunts and questions the link between firearms and crime. They defend longtime hunting ethics, reference a dubious city crime statistic, and urge city commissioners to improve Wal-Mart parking, ending with a call to share thoughts via a listed contact.
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