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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 2003
Page
2
A guest editorial argues for a law adding common sense to drug convictions by favoring treatment over jail for first time nonviolent offenders. It warns against overly punitive policies, cites addiction susceptibility, and urges keeping prisons for violent criminals while exposing flaws in plea bargains.
Guest editorials publish reader viewpoints on public issues. Views expressed are not necessarily those of The Herald or its editor.
The author argues that while critics may oppose entering war, once Americans are involved the aim should be to stop it. He cites Black Hawk Down and We Were Soldiers as realistic warnings, says Vietnam and Mogadishu achieved nothing, condemns Iraq damage, and condemns war’s human cost, political profiteering, and civilian suffering in vivid terms.
In Ottawa, an 86-year-old matriarch becomes the center of a family dispute over a do not resuscitate order and possible euthanasia. Two camps clash for seven years, torn by rancor and grief as relatives debate letting nature take its course versus pulling the plug on the much loved former teacher at Ottawa's old middle school.
Reader agrees a new recreation center is needed but raises questions about financing design and what the facility will include. He notes Don Woodward Center’s slick floors and crowds and asks whether Forest Park site plan and ORC survey results from OHS were published or considered.
A reader questions the $2.1 million facility cost and its 20 year financing. They note $145,000 yearly payments with interest and discuss ORC mill funds, raised event money, and potential fee increases. They call for a follow up article detailing the plan and financials before voting.
Ashley Kathryn Guenther argues the consolidation plan from Kansas legislators would cut budgets and increase facility use but warns of negative effects. She cites longer bus rides, lost one on one attention, and rural school loss of control, urging more information before a decision.
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