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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1997
Page
2
Deregulation of electricity raises fears in small towns like Ottawa where the city utility funds other services. Homeowners may save on bills yet face higher property taxes, while rural customers risk being orphaned as big industrial and suburban customers are pursued. Experts tout choices, but the cost may be nuisance calls and weakened infrastructure.
Kansas lawmakers clash over how to use Lottery proceeds for economic development. Rep Shallenburger calls for accountability of EDIF spending, opposing deposits to the general fund for legislative oversight. He favors education, highways, and tax cuts while defense of EDIF notes thousands of Kansans gain jobs since the late 1980s despite some high risk investments.
Don Kaul argues the Oklahoma City verdict shows mixed signals for the justice system. He discusses public reaction, televised trials, and the futility of killing McVeigh, suggesting his death would be a martyr and urging a life sentence to deter future anti-government violence.
AP analysis examines two pivotal metrics unemployment and consumer debt. With unemployment at 4.8 percent the lowest since 1973 and debt at over 20 percent of income experts debate if productivity gains can curb inflation and sustain spending. Alternative theories question credit dynamics and policy implications amid high delinquencies.
Charley Reese argues the Supreme Court permits Paula Jones to proceed against President Clinton while decrying the rise of an imperial presidency. He contrasts Roosevelt Truman Eisenhower Kennedy and modern staff sizes, laments media adulation, and notes the Clinton scandal as a low point in what he terms the American Century.
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