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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 2006
Page
2
A 1956 historian James Morton Smith quote emphasizes that without free speech and a free press, representative government cannot be truly representative or functional. He argues that public discourse and media freedom are essential to the operation of democracy.
The Second Chance Act proposed by Sen. Sam Brownback seeks to improve prisoner training and rehabilitation to reduce the annual 700,000 releases and recidivism. The Commission on Safety and Abuse in America's Prisons issued a report noting higher inmate counts since 1980 and urging funding, oversight, and safer facilities.
Muscogee Creek Nation member Tom Beaver argues Washington and Kansas face a wasteful court fight over tribal gas taxes. He says tribes should not be taxed by states for gas sold on reservations, while states warn of lost highway funding and higher taxes. He urges settlements and accountability.
The new law allows use of deadly force without retreat when someone threatens serious harm, even outside the home, and may lessen civil liability in such cases. It aligns with a modernized stand-your-ground approach, amid ties to concealed carry. Publisher Martin Hawver notes statewide political context and cites Hawver's Capitol Report.
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