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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2004
Page
2
A dated quip from broadcast journalist Linda Ellarbee on journalism ethics stating that confirming prejudice takes precedence over contradicting it. The remark reflects media bias perspectives from the 1980s.
Two local Thanksgiving events offer meals and fellowship for those far from blood relatives. Ottawa Middle School hosts a free 11 a.m. dinner at Ottawa High School with courtesy delivery and transportation. the VFW Hall offers a noon community dinner with reservations at (785) 242-7440. Both rely on volunteers to connect extended families and neighbors during the holiday season.
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for U.S. Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and U.S. Rep Jim Ryun along with Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius State Senators Derek Schmidt and Derek J Schmidt is provided. Includes office locations in Topeka and Washington DC with web addresses and general contact numbers.
John Walburn as Ben Franklin tours schools and promotes integrity while recalling Franklin modern uses of electricity. The tale links Franklin's 1750 turkey experiment and rotisserie idea to later holiday traditions and tenderizing meat, noting the 244 year echo of electric cooking. The piece cites the Benjamin Franklin Integrity project and bfip.org.
The State charges Curtis Jesse Winsky with second degree murder in the Robyn Renee Curtis death after a October accident on Old Highway 50 southwest of Ottawa. Proceedings note lack of statements at the scene, high blood alcohol reading, and contested accident investigation. Jurors are thanked for their service.
Franklin County Attorney John Dowell faces clueless jurors after a not guilty decision in a bizarre case. Deliberations stretched about five and a half hours while a tragic accident claimed a young life. The reader thanks the jury and praises The Ottawa Herald for fair coverage and diverse views.
A parent of two first time voters reacts to the editor’s editorial stance, praising diverse views while opposing calls for conformity. The writer rejects defining beliefs by party color, stressing individual conscience in voting and moral values beyond red or liberal labels.
A Kansas City Star reader disputes a Nov 12 editorial accusing John Ashcroft of hostility to the Constitution. The writer, longtime acquaintance, defends Ashcroft as a Christian man of integrity. He praises Goldberg’s Nov 18 commentary in the Kansas City Star for a clearer view of Ashcroft’s four years in government.
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