Editorials warn of TV time overrunning youth education
The piece argues that reduced TV viewing by students does not guarantee increased study time. It notes a U S Department of Education study showing declines in TV use but no rise in study. It warns about potential shifts toward audio video books and computing reducing reading, and defends active education and reading as foundational to American freedom.
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Daddy
Ross
Guest Opinion Editorial Note From The Herald
Guest Opinion presents editorials to offer varied views for readers. They do not necessarily reflect The Herald's official stance or endorsement of the opinions expressed.
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Kansans fail to curb cigarette lobby gains in tax debate
The column argues Kansas lawmakers avoided raising cigarette taxes, contrasts Maryland raising to 36 cents while Phillips Morris offers a $2 rebate to offset the tax, and predicts further tax hikes may be needed as tobacco interests shield their profits, urging tripling next year.
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Ansas
Maryland
Kansas
Treasury
Phillip Morris
Commentary on the 1992 presidential primaries and Perot’s antics
The piece reviews the Clinton Bush Bush era primaries with sharp humor and irony. It notes Clinton’s grin amid campaign drama and Tsongas’s surreal appeal while lampooning George H. W. Bush’s tone and Pat Buchanan’s stern rhetoric. It ends hinting Perot’s renewed bid despite skepticism.
Descartes in Politics and Medicine A French Thinker’s Echo
The piece argues Descartes promoted a mechanical view of body and society, shaping politics, medicine, and social science. It contends humans and society are not machines, critiques education as universal remedy, and warns Cartesian methods fail for human nature, urging recognition of mind body and spirit.
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Congress
National Institutes of Health
Rene Descartes
Descartes
Academe
Descartes Cult
Graduation Night Belongs To All Who Supported You
A reader argues graduation should be a shared event honoring thirteen years of parents teachers administrators and community. They warn against rude behavior that drowns music and distracts classmates and question observers from other countries who see graduation as a party rather than a milestone.
Flowers On Brother’s Grave Move Kind Stranger To Speak
A Wichita woman Lynda Igel Connell recalls Memorial Day 1951 when flowers were placed on her brother Richard Igel’s grave in Highland Cemetery. She seeks the caring stranger’s identity, noting the emotional comfort and long years since the loss.
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Richard Igel
Highland Cemetery
Lynda A. (Igel) Connell
S. Holyoke Wichita
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