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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1987
Page
1
Muzzle Em Ottawa notes repeated pit bull encounters with injuries and a fatal attack in Kansas. City officials urged immediate study to decide if pit bulls should remain legal. Some areas have banned the breed, illustrating possible legislative steps to protect residents.
A chaotic weekend includes a daughter's chin laceration from a bike crash at Kanza Park and a hospital scramble as a weary family recalls a boring, do nothing span. The piece riffs on local groups, Rotary and Kiwanis, and ends with a Toshiba phone gag and a Kremlin button intrigue.
The text argues that the 1963 Supreme Court decision forbidding school prayer does not bar teaching religion in schools. It cites Justice Tom Clark supporting objective study of religion within a secular program and stresses teaching religious heritage as a legitimate public education function. The author contends teachers must address religion to reflect American history and avoid avoiding responsibility due to controversy.
Readers sent clippings as Keillor left the United States for Denmark and A Prairie Home Companion ended. The piece recalls Keillor’s rise with Lake Wobegone and PHC, quotes Balz Barry Thimmesch Malley Daley, and notes how the show reshaped Midwestern self-image and audience expectations.
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription rates for daily delivery by carrier or mail. In-area rates are $4.00 per month or $40.00 per year, Franklin County and adjacent counties $4.50 per month or $48.00 per year, all other areas by mail $5.50 per month or $60.00 per year. Out-of-state subscribers incur a 5.5 percent sales tax.
A columnist praises the Iran Contra hearings as a compelling televised drama surpassing popular shows. He commends Oliver North for masterful handling, calls for admission of lies a catalyst for forgiveness, and argues the hearings illuminate democracy and government work.
A Kansan columnist laments erosion of honesty and accountability in government and business. He cites hush money, secret funds, and a 31 percent budget jump at Hutchinson Community College as examples, urging leaders to confess faults and restore trust and transparency. He questions media credibility and calls for plain speaking about wrong and right.
WHIT AUSTIN recalls Hutchinson's once mighty roles as salt center, flour trade hub, rail and aviation node, and fair center, then warns proposed four lane link to Wichita could transform Hutchinson into a rest stop or bedroom community, echoing the author’s broader highway cost concerns.
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