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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1998
Page
2
A newspaper meditation on wheat farming notes thin profit margins and rising farm consolidation from mom-and-pop farms to mega-operations. It highlights costs to plant and harvest, uncertainties of weather and markets, and the fragile economics of wheat as a risky, low-margin enterprise.
A set of guest editorials presents diverse viewpoints for readers. The pieces clarify that opinions may diverge from The Herald’s editorial stance and invite discussion.
A compact directory lists contacts for President Bill Clinton, U S Senate leaders Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and U S Representative Jim Ryun. It includes White House address and main comments line plus district offices in Topeka and Overland Park with phone numbers and rooms. The list cites Fox News line and various Maryland style addresses.
Columnist Vickie Hull reflects on a 1950s home economics manual that orders a wife to prepare meals, maintain a spotless house, manage children, and forego questioning her husband. She notes the book’s dated ideals and laughs at the notion of premarital crash courses.
Jacquelyn Mitchard reflects on Charlotte Bronte as a lifelong friend and muse from the York shire moors to Victorian England. She contrasts Bronte with her daughter’s era, praising Bronte’s fierce feminism and enduring impact while noting Emily and the rest of the Bronte sisters. Mitchard invites reader responses via the newspaper and email.
A speaker argues that unions foster worker welfare and shaped American prosperity, while noting some union flaws. He warns against radical libertarian or totalitarian utopias, urges valuing experience and tradition, and calls Americans to preserve gains from past struggles through steady, long-term effort.
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