Kansas House Passes Hog Farm Environmental Bill
The Kansas House on Friday passed a measure aimed at large hog farms, seeking environmental safeguards while preserving small family farms and local control. The bill sets odor limits, setback distances from homes and water sources, and new rules for waste lagoons, with a moratorium for operations of 9,500 or more pigs and local votes allowable to curb big farms.
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Carla Stovall
Murphy
Hodgeman County
Kansas
America
Free speech and disclosure in campaigns sparks debate
The writer defends broad speech but backs a bill forcing issue groups to disclose donors and expenses. He recalls a Kansas senator blocking a committee vote, cites California's Lois Capps race where anonymous committees flooded airwaves, and argues voters face consequences of free speech and political ad manipulation.
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Janice Hardenburger
Kansas
Herald
California
Lois Capps
U.S. Congress
High School Hate Crime Sparks Zero Tolerance Call
The Times Union discusses a Miami high school hate booklet case where nine students faced suspension. The ACLU defends them as impulsive acts, while advocates urge zero tolerance, noting the blast of 2,500 copies and broader dangers to rights and race relations in Florida schools.
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Jacksonville
Florida Times- Union
Miami
American Civil Liberties Union
Florida
Guest editorials offer varied reader opinions
The Herald notes guest editorials present viewpoints not necessarily shared by the newspaper's editorial staff. Readers are invited to consider different perspectives while recognizing the editors' own positions remain central to the paper.
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Herald
Black History Month praise from Ottawa group
Richard Jackson of the Ottawa Black Awareness Committee thanks The Ottawa Herald Ottawa Times KOFO Radio Ottawa Library Sirloin Stockade and Sacred Heart for supporting February Black History Month activities. He notes increased public awareness of African American contributions to the community and country and urges teaching black history as American history.
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Ottawa Black Awareness Committee
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa Times
Kofo Radio
Ottawa Library
Sirloin Stockade
Sacred Heart
Richard Jackson
Ottawa
Reader Forum Submissions Guidelines
Readers are invited to contribute opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Length should not exceed 500 words.
Revisiting Kerner Commission sparks debate on racial divide
A Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation report on the Kerner legacy argues the race gap has widened since the 1960s while critics split into belief and disbelief. The piece notes economic, political, and educational shifts, calling for investment in programs and a spiritual revival to sustain progress.
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Ashington
Kerner Commission
America
Kerner
Lyndon Johnson
Illinois
Otto Kerner
Milton S. Eisenhower Foundation
Foundation
Eisenhower
Los Angeles
Rodney King
Reginald Denny
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