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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1999
Page
2
Guest editorial warns the Kansas statehouse needs renovation and restoration with a projected cost of at least 80 million dollars. If spread over eight years, that implies about 10 million per year, though costs could rise. The piece urges the Legislature to prioritize needs, restrain debt, and decide what is truly needed this year amid a slowing economy.
The Sun praises Steve Forbes for a flat tax strategy and money power as he eyes the GOP nomination, noting potential spending around $50 million despite campaign finance limits. The San Antonio Express-News highlights North Korea famine victims and food aid misuse, urging moral reflection on continuing aid amidst diverted relief. The Times-Picayune critiques Medicare reforms, urging tough choices and warning against funding spirals and unsustainable benefits.
Vickie Hull, a Lawrence columnist, muses morbidly on dying with humor. She weighs chocolate, drowning, electrocution, and penny collecting as potential causes, then jokes about a copper funeral shine and the irony of a long life thanks to chocolate.
A string of informal discussions on marriage reveals no single answer or formula for happiness. Experts emphasize that marriage is ongoing work based on compromise and mutual respect, with downs and ups, not a constant romantic ideal.
Reader forum by Jack J. Hobbs argues morality is essential to a limited federal role. He warns moderates must embrace moral issues to keep the GOP coherent, urging local control of schools and parental responsibility to avoid deeper federal overreach.
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