Tragic speed deaths prompt safety questions in Ottawa region
A 24-year-old man died after a late night motorcycle crash in northern Ottawa, not wearing a helmet, with witnesses citing high speed before hitting a parked pickup. Separately in Garnett, a go kart race at Lake Garnett Raceway produced a fatality and another serious injury, prompting debate on helmet laws and track safety. John D. Montgomery for The Ottawa Herald.
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Reader Forum: Youth Voices on Tax Policy and Voter Power
A reader letter from 12 year old Faye Cassell argues youths deserve editorial input. It discusses Kansas tax policy debates, voter approval for tax hikes, and compares Kansas with Colorado Missouri and Oklahoma on fiscal referendums and governance. The piece endorses broader citizen voting power and criticizes current Kansas decision processes.
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Reader Forum letters sought for Ottawa Herald readers
The Ottawa Herald invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the writer's address and telephone. Letters should be sent to Reader Forum at 104 Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or via letters ottawaherald.com, with a 500 word limit.
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CRACK program pays drug addicts to get birth control
Kathleen Parker critiques the CRACK program started by Barbara Harris in 1997 offering $200 for long term birth control. It funds tubal ligations and devices for women who present a doctor letter, claiming no coercion people see praise and critics alike. Harris has paid 57 women with 262 births among them.
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Honest free trade critique urges real tariff clarity
The author attacks free trade advocates for lacking honesty about persistent trade deficits and NAFTA. He defines true free trade as a simple universal tariff, rejects complex agreements as managed trade, criticizes fast track authority, and argues deficits fuel foreign power and dictatorships, calling out government support for business with gangster regimes. He ends with a blunt political jab and provides Charley Reese’s contact.
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