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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2002
Page
2
Ann K. Charles argues taxes fund essential city services and public goods. She cautions against anti tax pledges while urging candidates to root out waste and abuse. The piece emphasizes streets, police, schools, water, and healthcare rely on collected taxes.
The Lima News questions Bush plan for a new Department of Homeland Security arguing it could waste time and fail to prevent terrorism, urging careful scrutiny over a massive reorganization. The piece favors leaner government and external vigilance over sweeping restructuring.
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with full address and telephone number. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 1045 Coda Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space.
A compiled slice of contact details for U S President George Bush, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Kansas Governor Bill Graves, and state lawmakers Stam Sen Robert Tyson, State Rep Ralph Tanner, and State Rep Bill Feuerborn. Includes office addresses in Topeka and Washington, D C, phone numbers, and official websites.
Burdett Loomis of the University of Kansas analyzes the 2002 election landscape, warning that corporate misconduct and poll shifts could threaten GOP incumbents. He notes limited House at risk, possible 20-25 seat gain for Democrats would barely shift the balance, and Kansas specifics favor Dennis Moore while teeing Todd Tiardt for jeopardy if national trends worsen.
Charley Reese argues that paying reparations for slavery is misguided and unnecessary. He contends individuals bear personal responsibility for present actions, not ancestors, and cautions against blaming historical wrongs for modern failures. He urges studying history in context and focusing on the future.
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