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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1990
Page
3
Editorial notes a recruiting violation in softball by the Van Nuys Postal Service Wongs team. Ringers with high batting averages allegedly used forged ID cards and fake driver’s permits to enter postal tournaments, risking prison and fines. The column argues wrongdoing in a sports‑mad culture.
The Garden City Telegram notes a campus and alumnae split over Barbara Bush as Wellesley College speaker for the June 1 commencement. About 125 students signed a petition opposing her speech, arguing she has not achieved on her own, while Bush defends her life choices and diplomacy compared with Nancy Reagan and Rosalynn Carter.
Readers urged to sign letters with their names and addresses and provide a telephone number for verification. The note emphasizes unsigned submissions are discouraged and suggests including the writer's address for accountability.
A columnist laments EPA warnings on passive smoking and a San Francisco study on youth drug use, questions about public health advice, and the credibility of leading columnists. The piece ends with a pointed call for renewal and a cheerful Mother’s Day note.
Royko recounts a driver license renewal where a clerk insists on recording hair color as gray. A supervisor concedes gray, mocking the hassle. Friends joke that Paul Newman is gray and others are aging, leaving the narrator feeling like a "superstar" for being all gray fat and wrinkled.
A resident questions the city manager's figures in the May 8 Herald about remodeling the DPS building. He argues existing fire station space suffices for female firefighters and suggests moving police to the sheriff's office for a reasonable fee. He urges reuniting facilities to save costs and counters fear of a split.
The Tax Foundation reports a typical four person family with 45000 income pays 12938 in federal taxes plus 718 for the deficit, totaling 13656 or about one third of earnings. State and local taxes rise, while studies show tax cuts lift per capita income and higher taxes depress it. Minnesota resort owners Jack and Louise Warden cite a 7500 tax spike that increases Sewage system costs, reducing incentive to earn. Politicians nationwide face a louder message as tax burdens rise.
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