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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1999
Page
2
The Chanute Tribune notes Kansas will sport a domesticated sunflower on license plates starting next year, not the wild native variety. Officials favor the domestic bloom for its larger head and seeds, its market value, and resilience, though some questions remain about it being the true state flower.
Editorials present diverse viewpoints for reader consideration. The Herald notes the opinions may not align with the paper or its editors.
The New York Times and other papers weigh U.S. China tensions after NATO bombing of Belgrade. Commentators urge Clinton and NATO to explain the incident, avoid widening conflict, and push for Kosovo peace with clear Serbian and Yugoslav troop removals.
A fragmented directory lists U S Senators Fat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Rep Dan, Governor Groves, and state lawmakers in Topeka with office addresses in the Capitol and Hart buildings, plus phone numbers and web pages. OCR errors obscure many names and spellings.
Regionally syndicated columnist Vickie Hull from Lawrence K states that theft spans everyday acts from tax returns to towels and movie copies. She urges readers to reflect on personal honesty in routines, purchases, and workplace behavior, warning that moral lapses persist across generations.
Salina Journal columnist George B. Pyle argues that teaching evolution is essential for understanding biology and health. He cites Kansas board members, scientists like Arthur Neuburger, and KWU in Salina while warning that anti evolutionary views risk scientific literacy and public health.
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