Editorial stirs over Time Warner rap album and shocking lyrics
A Reader’s Opinion piece condemns Time Warner for publishing Ice-T's Body Count album and its lyrics. Charlton Heston challenges executives at a stockholder meeting, arguing the company should not promote violence or misogyny. The editorial questions market demand versus responsibility and protests the obscenity of certain lines.
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Ice-T
Tipper Gore
Time Warner
Charlton Heston
Adolf Hitler
Warner
Crisis governance and California budget 1992-93 woes
The Sacramento Bee argues that California faces a disaster of public services due to the 1992-93 budget. It critiques Governor Pete Wilson for linking tax hikes to fears of overtaxation, warns that cuts without a broad strategy undermine future growth, and notes his drift from promised preventive government to short term fixes.
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California
Pete Wilson
Sacramento Bee
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
Letters to the editor are encouraged and should be signed with the writer’s address. Unsigned letters will not be published, and a telephone number is enclosed to expedite verification.
Commentary on a lifelong Democrat from Anderson County
Margaret Shaughnessy recalls family political roots and early Democratic activism including her father C. W. Thompson, his 1948 and 1952 conventions, and her own experiences at the Young Democrats of America first convention in 1933. She reflects on patriotism, family debates, and views the current convention as stirring similar feelings.
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Margaret Shaughnessy
Rockwood
Young Democrats of America
Shaughnessy
C.W. “Charley” Thompson
Gannett
Democrat
Anderson County
Westphalia
Harry Truman
Pat Harkins
W. Ninth
S. Hickory
Margaret
Thompson
Kansas City
Eleanor Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
Young Democrats
Eleanor
Chicago
Palmer House
Kansas
John F. Kennedy
Adair Stephenson
Eisenhower
Coolidge
Community praise for librarians and road project in Ottawa
A reader commends Jana Lammers and Deborah Barker for their work on a Franklin County history book and celebrates the library summer reading program with goals and rewards. The note also thanks Fogle’s Quarry and Ottawa city crews for paving Montana Road with chip and seal, noting the need to curb gravel washout after the 17th to Elm cut.
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Jana Lammers
Deborah Barker
Franklin County
Fogle
Ottawa
Montana Road
Public comments on city government and services prompt reader dialogue
The letter column voices frustration with cable rates and picture quality, questions about city commissioners and local governance, and support for an Ohio or Kansas style city administrator. It urges examining EMS training, trash disposal, and electoral accountability while inviting further citizen input.
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