Abortion Rights Passions Highlight Gray Area Debate
In Washington and Topeka the fight over partial birth abortion and third trimester bans shows lawmakers divided. Sen Daschle proposes a viability based ban with life and health exceptions while a partial birth ban has passed in Kansas Senate.
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D.C
Washington
Topeka
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Kansas Senate
House
Clinton
Kansas
United States
Supreme Court
John D. Montgomery
Reader Forum letters sought with author details
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas. Hand signed letters must include the author address and telephone number and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa, Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Allotment of dirt and garden angst across a season
The author laments gardening while noting spring neighborly rituals and the pull of earth. He contrasts personal aversion with rare joy from flowers, lilacs, and garden yields, reflects on costs of vegetable growing, and mentions planned columnists joining after Mike Royko’s death.
Editors weigh on Times CIA coverage and tobacco war bias
A synthesis of editorials critiques on The New York Times and CIA reporting errors, The Washington Post budget deal doubts, and The Register-Guard stance on tobacco wars. It notes shifts in FDA policy, public hostility to tobacco, and potential large settlements tied to smoking lawsuits. The Wall Street Journal discusses a proposed 300 billion payoff as an opening bid.
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Mike Royko
the Herald
Tribune Media Services
Donald Kaul
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Clarence Page
Mitchard
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Mitchmailbag
New York Times
San Jose Mercury News
CIA
Central Intelligence Agency
Jerry Ceppos
Mercury News
The
Washington Post
White House
Register-Guard
Eugene
Ore
FDA
Wall Street Journal
Phillip Morris
RJR Nabisco
Two fathers, a baby, and a Michigan custody mystery
A Michigan mother claimed two men as fathers of her 2 year old, later revealed neither was biologically linked. The child lived alternatingly with Darryl Fletcher and Brandon Ventimeglia, each man pursuing custody. Blood tests showed no biological relation. The case sparked debate over fidelity and family roles while the mother remarried near Washington, D.C.
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Solomon
Michigan
India Scott
Brandon Ventimeglia
Rochester
Darryl Fletcher
Clinton Township
Ventimeglia
Fletcher
Son
Daddy
Daddy Fletcher
Darryl Alan Scott
Daddy Ventimeglia
Jordan Devante Scott
Virginia
CIA
Washington
Scott
Washington, D.C
Lincoln Dream
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentel
Ms. Parker
Kparkertaal.com
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