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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1990
Page
3
Editorial argues the 1989 Sentencing Commission recommends fixed prison terms and ending parole and good behavior credits. It notes roadblocks including prison capacity and judges losing discretion, plus fears on plea bargaining. posits equal justice as the main benefit and questions deterrent effect.
Guest opinion urges Kansas lawmakers to place a ban on cigarette vending machines on the agenda and enact it before 1991. It cites HHS Secretary Louis Sullivan backing licenses for vendors, argues the move would hinder teen smoking, but warns vending machines form only a small share of illegal sales.
A condensed roster provides addresses and telephone numbers for President George Bush, Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Nancy Kassebaum, Rep. Bob Whittaker, State Sen. Jim Allen, and State Rep. Bettie Sue Shumway. It invites readers to send letters to the editor, signed with a return address.
The piece argues state spending has surged from 630 million in 25 years to 5.1 billion with federal funds about 900 million. It notes major shifts to local aid, expanded social services, and education support, urging careful prioritization and repudiation of unsustainable promises as inflation and growth press budgets.
A father recalls Megan born to deliver a paper and grow through medical school and a family practice residency in Altoona. The wedding in the Mishler Theater unites Megan and Christian, watched by family, friends, and a playful niece on the piano. The event, marked by Irish blessing and bagpipes, leaves the narrator awed by his daughter’s happiness.
A Florida tale contrasts schoolyard bullying with a brutal nose punch turning into a legal case. Timmy and Bobby highlight how society treats young aggressors and the unexpected role of a prosecutor in pursuing aggravated battery.
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