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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1989
Page
1
The piece argues the United States forgives foreign debt while it remains burdened by high debt service itself. It contends forgiving others frees resources for development but criticizes not addressing domestic debt, urging focus on reducing U.S. obligations and avoiding tax hikes. The author labels debt as an enemy and calls for balancing attention between foreign loans and domestic fiscal health.
The Earth Team Task Force representing Franklin, Miami, Osage, Coffey, Anderson and Linn counties studies the need for effective recycling. Encouragement from individuals and government entities is urged to launch a program soon to preserve land and reduce landfill strain. Recycling saves natural resources and energy.
Guest column argues Emporia has ceased to be a railroad town as Santa Fe reduces services. It traces boom years with a bustling depot, trains, and Harvey House fame to postwar shifts, dieselization, and 1970s cuts. The depot closes. brakemen and engineers leave. trains pass through with few stops.
An editorial contrasts voter turnout with influence from lobbyists and PACs in Kansas. It notes half a million dollars spent by registered lobbyists on lawmakers, cites low participation in four statewide elections, and argues that power now lies with well funded special interests rather than the majority of voters. Washington and Topeka are cited as examples of the system’s entanglement with lobby groups.
A 1986 Pittsburgh Christmas display case highlights the Supreme Court's 1986 rulings with five opinions totaling about 40 000 words. The Pittsburgh creche and menorah tested Establishment Clause interpretation, revealing split views on context and endorsement. Justice Blackmun and OConnor urged context driven analysis while Rehnquist White Scalia Kennedy favored broad government accommodation of religion. The piece notes past Pawtucket precedent and the difficulty of applying the Establishment Clause consistently across history.
In the wake of the Webster decision, national polling shows 60 percent favor legal abortion. Surgeon General C Everett Koop proposes shared focus on preventing unwanted pregnancies, arguing a 25 percent shift by each side could drastically cut abortions through sex education and contraception.
Press details list managing editor and staff while outlining new subscription prices for carriers motor routes and mail. Ottawa and surrounding area rates: one month five dollars eleven cents, three months fourteen dollars and three cents, six months twenty six dollars and eighty two cents, yearly fifty one dollars ninety seven cents. Franklin County adjacent counties and all other areas have higher rates for mail delivery.
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