Abortion Debate Highlights House Senate Rift in Kansas
The piece weighs abortion methods versus the timing of fetal viability, noting the Senate backed partial birth abortion bans while the House pushed a stricter third trimester ban with life of mother exceptions. It questions whether the clash centers on procedure ethics or fetal viability and cites Gov Graves and party divides.
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Bill Graves
Graves
House
Reader Forum welcomes signed letters to Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with the author address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067. Long letters may be edited for space.
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Ottawa, Herald
Ottawa
Dole as indispensable ally reshapes Washington landscape
Des Moines Register columnist Don Kaul argues Bob Dole, valued as a political fixer after his loss, shifts power in Washington by backing the Chemical Weapons treaty and aiding Newt Gingrich. Kaul notes a do nothing Congress and sees Dole as a stabilizing force, a development he questions against Founding Fathers’ intent.
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Bob Dole
Gingrich
Senate
Dole
Trent Lott
Berlin Wall
Lott
Newt
Washington
Congress
David Obey
Wisconsin
Tom DeLay
Texas
Delay
White House
Slumlord shaming in Syracuse prompts swift fix by landlords
The Daily Messenger notes Syracuse used a yard sign labeling a slumlord to spur rapid code compliance at a two family home on April 2. Officials say the tactic may spread to other landlords unwilling to meet building codes and decency standards.
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Canandaigua
N.Y
Syracuse
Roswell
N.M
Daily Record
Janet Reno
American People
White House
Congress
Justice Department
Clinton
al Gore
Editorial variety from guest editors at The Herald
Guest editorials present diverse opinions for readers with views not necessarily reflecting The Herald's official stance. Readers are reminded that opinions belong to contributors rather than the newspaper.
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Herald
States Demand Limits on Paternity Claims in Adoption
A Florida bill mirrors 22 states revising adoption laws to curb after the fact paternity claims. The proposal sets a 30 day hearing window for unmarried biological fathers and allows adoptions without notifying them, arguing conception and pregnancy require responsibility. Kathleen Parker invites reader input on the measure.
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Jessica
Doe
Florida
Otakar Kirchner
Dad
State Department of Family Services
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