Kansas House backs 270 million Oz theme park bonds
Kansas lawmakers approved a 270 million bond package to finance a 771 million Wonderful World of Oz park near De Soto Johnson County. The plan would raise the state sales tax to 6.9 percent for 30 years to repay bonds, with financing tied to park revenues and a Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant redevelopment.
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Kaul blasts pop culture and TV censorship in frank column
Don Kaul derides Barbara Walters Monica Lewinsky and sensational TV as a cesspool. He laments vulgarity in ads magazines and humorously argues to abandon television and read a dirty book instead while inviting reader responses to his Tribune column. He praises professional politicians over amateurs and notes Jesse Ventura’s governorship as a transient curiosity.
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Gun myths and facts in firearm design debate
A critic denounces claims from The New York Times on gun design shifts and high capacity magazines. The piece questions the notion that revolvers gave way to semiautomatics, disputes caliber progressions, and asserts that rapid fire does not equal lethality, citing historical pistol variants and standards.
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Diaz
George Luger
Henry Deringer
America
Europe
Reader Forum Thanks Ottawa Herald For Dan Seals Concert Coverage
The Ottawa reader forum acknowledges Ottawa Herald for concert coverage of Dan Seals with Lorena Prater and KOFO Radio for a May 1 Kinneys show review. It notes loud sound despite requests to lower volume and offers free ear plugs at concessions while promising board action and continued community support.
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Expose Chinagate Treason and Clinton Traitor Claims
A John Birch Society bulletin brands Bill Clinton a traitor and criminal for alleged bribery and treason linked to missile transfers to China. It urges impeachment, trial, and removal, arguing media bypass and noting the Lewinsky affair as a distraction from alleged crimes.
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Reader Forum accepts signed letters at Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Hand-sign each letter and include the author’s address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum, 104 S Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters@ottawaherald.com. Limit about 500 words.
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