Editorial Calls Freeing Hostages in Lebanon
Editorial argues the United States should leverage its power to secure the release of eight American hostages in Lebanon, reflecting on past actions in Panama and questioning why action is lacking despite large defense spending. It cites Terry Anderson and 18 Westerners held, urging decisive diplomacy rather than war.
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Lebanon
Terry Anderson
Middle East
Associated Press
Iran
Manuel Noriega
Congress
Terry Waite
Health reform for Kansas mental illness care
The Guest Opinion argues for a state mental health bill to expand community care, reduce hospital pressure, and coordinate hospital and center planning. It cites 8,000 adults with serious mental illness and 25,000 with emotional troubles, with 1,250 in Osawatomie Topeka and Laine hospitals. The proposal would require hospital admission to follow a center recommendation and investment of about $2 million next year to improve community support and reduce hospital readmissions. It notes the piece by Dave Seaton of the Winfield Courier and governor’s task force chair.
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Ansas
Osawatomie
Topeka
Laine
Kansas
Dave Seaton
The
Winfield Courier
Why the School Board Pursued the Bond Issue Now
The board cites enrollment growth, the freshman move to the high school in 1982, added special education rooms, a seven period day, higher graduation requirements, demand for computer and library space, need for a fine arts area, more girls in interscholastic sports, wrestling program space, and greater use by the Ottawa Recreation Commission as convincing evidence that it was time to propose a building project and bond issue.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
The Hitching Post on Drug War Truth and Obituaries
A critical column argues education is the key to curbing drug use, noting tobacco and alcohol trends and the需 truth in obituaries. It contends parents can be negative role models, schools must counter influence, and blunt reporting of causes of death could have educational benefits.
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American Cancer Society
American Heart Association
Joe Blow
Ann Landers
Nintendo extends holidays and the Nintendo menace
A columnist laments Christmas lingering as Nintendo electronic games invade households in the late 1980s and 1990s. He mocks the cost of games, the hoarding of digital conquests, and a child’s queenly attitude, urging simpler joys like cardboard boxes and string.
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Hutchinson
Nintendo
U.S
Ireland
Hate crimes bill seen as fraud and danger to society
The Senate’s vote to require Justice Department annual reports on hate crimes is criticized as deepening racial hostility and expanding a liberal agenda. The letter argues the bill misdefines motives, inflates totals, and could criminalize harassment while overlooking broader violence by minorities and the underclass.
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Department of Justice
Howard Beach
Central Park
Harlem
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Atlanta
U.S
Amerika
Klan
Bush
America
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