Lawrenc e SRS office closure sparks community fight
Editorial notes Gov. Brownback orders nine Social and Rehabilitation Services offices closed to trim a budget gap. Lawrence faces backlash as residents argue the move targets a Democratic county. Ottawa remains open, but state officials pledge no service interruption while seeking savings.
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Sam Brownback
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Kansas
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Sek-Multi County Health Department
Burlingame City Hall
Burlingame Community Library
Melvern City Hall
Eckan Center
Osage City
Resource Center For Independent Living, Inc
Overbrook
Quenemo City Hall
Scranton
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Open letter to President Obama about 2012 election hopes
Tommy Felts, managing editor of The Ottawa Herald, writes a pointed open letter to Barack Obama critiquing his economic and health care policies. The piece questions unemployment, Social Security, the stimulus, and foreign policy while urging real progress before the 2012 election. The author notes Obama’s trips and political actions and ends by asking where returning troops will work.
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Adultery Law Debate and Deterrence Value
The piece argues for retaining the adultery prohibition to deter improper conduct. It suggests even unenforced laws influence public attitude and that politicians risk career ruin if caught, implying motives to repeal the statute were political.
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Readers' Forum Letter Attacks Legal Reforms and Morality
The Ottawa Herald letters argue against no fault divorce and cohabitation repeal, warning adultery will rise and threaten marriage. Citing Robert Bork's Slouching Towards Gomorrah, the writer calls on Kansas lawmakers to focus on social behavior rather than shielding personal connections from consequences.
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