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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1994
Page
3
A fragment discusses a balanced budget amendment as essential yet controversial. It argues two universes of responsibility hindering reform, calls for eyeball-to-eyeball accountability, and notes that a three-fifths majority would be required in both houses to spend beyond revenues.
The Parsons Sun prints a reader letter urging hard penalties for violent crimes. The author argues the death penalty should be used not as deterrence but to stop the most violent repeat murderers and rapists from terrorizing others, criticizing jail and legal costs and questioning release odds.
The newspaper invites signed letters for publication and requires the writer's address. Unsigned letters will not be published. A telephone number should be included to expedite verification.
A reader challenges a reported statistic on firearm deaths of people under 18, arguing the term child is misused to include older youths and criminals. The letter calls for independent fact checking and suggests media bias in covering juvenile violence.
Readers critique city decisions on Beech Street and 17th Street, arguing wide rights of way, tax burdens, and delayed housing. They urge open records for juvenile offenses, warn of curfews, and praise the Chiefs while noting county septic pollution risks near Tally Creek and Marais des Cygnes. Call-in details for "It's Your Quarter" are provided.
The piece surveys a quick Midwest poll on Bill Safire's column about Bobby Inman. It notes most locals barely know Safire or his NYT essays, with only one reader recalling the column's gist. It argues Inman overreacted, defends his withdrawal, and questions Safire's Israel stance and influence beyond Washington.
The piece profiles three Kansas political outsiders: Rep. Tom Bradley of Topeka who challenged the Turnpike Authority over bonds and fees, State Sen. Dave Kerr of Hutchinson known for unwavering stance on education reforms, and Don Concannon, former GOP chief and Reagan ally. It salutes their audacious independence from the political status quo.
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