Debating Further Defense Base Closures and Spending
The Clinton administration proposed continued defense cuts and tech boosts, with more funding for chemical defense and missiles, while shrinking the attack submarine fleet and closing additional bases. Kansas lawmakers urged caution, insisting base closures finish first and savings realized before new cuts.
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Clinton
Kansas
Pat Roberts
Jim Ryan
Fort Riley
Fort Leavenworth
Congress
Pentagon
Soviet Union
U.S
John D. Montgomery
Reader Forum Letters Welcome at The Ottawa Herald
Opinions of readers are welcome in the Reader Forum. All submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Send letters to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067. Long letters may be edited for space.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Paranoia in politics and sports taints judgment
The essay denounces widespread paranoia in U S culture from gunrove politics to abortion debates and media hysteria. It contrasts Republican and Democratic stances on late term abortion with Daschles proposal and mocks Santorums fear driven rhetoric. It ends by noting Knicks vs Heat bench drama and urges rational optimism over cynicism.
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Evita
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Tom Daschle
Rick Santorum
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Miami Heat
Knicks
Heat
Patrick Ewing
Jonah revisited as Bible truth in reader forum
A reader argues from biblical language and cross references that the Jonah narrative is literal and prophetic. It cites Nineveh’s historicity, the prepared great fish, Greek and Hebrew terms, and Jesus’ use of Jonah as a sign to support the scriptural account.
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Nahum
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Daniel
Eliseus
Elisha
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Esaias
Isaiah
Adultery uproar in Air Force fuels debate over Flinn case
The column argues the Air Force punishes First Lt. Kelly Flinn for being a woman rather than for breaking military rules. It notes past adultery prosecutions, questions double standards, and calls for maintaining strict military ethics amid public scrutiny. It criticizes media hype and defends higher service standards.
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Flinn
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Pentagon
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Vicarious
David C. Raubecker
Rauhecker
Congress
Denver
Susan Barnes
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