Ottawa reader rebuts Walt Rubel on smoking ban
Caren Rugg of Ottawa defends local smoking ban efforts, citing personal losses from lung disease and heart attack, urging government protection from secondhand smoke and limiting where smoking occurs. She criticizes sensationalism and urges smokers to respect health concerns and public spaces.
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Walt Rubel
Rubel
Ottawa
Chap Committee
Franklin County
George
Rugg
Overland Park
Mr. Rubel
Caren Rugg
Contact details for U S national and Kansas lawmakers list
A compilation of contact addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton and U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, plus Representative Jim Ryan and Kansas officials Governor Bill Graves State Senator Robert Tyson and State Representatives Tanner and Bill Feverborn with their office locations in Washington D C Topeka and state capitol contacts.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Wpo
State
Robert Tyson
Tanner
Religion the great unmentionable in school
The nation debates religious expression in public schools with fears over prayers, holidays, and religious symbols. The piece argues government secularism limits faith study, cites historical influence of religion on society, and notes commercial media as a surprising source of spiritual instruction. It warns of a crisis in spiritual education as many Americans lack biblical literacy.
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Santa Claus
Kansas
America
Europe
Suill
Pilgrims
New England
Reli ‘Pidt
Priven
Supreme Court
NBC
Divisions in America and election reflections
A political column argues America is deeply divided, with the 2000 election polarizing voters. It critiques campaigns, media bias, and the lack of patriotic appeals, praising Ralph Nader’s ideals movement and noting regional party divides across the North South and West. It predicts enduring cultural and political fault lines.
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Ralph Nader
Nader
Bush
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Northeast
Upper Midwest
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Bill Feverborn
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Walter Rubel
Vernon J. Brown
Vern
Kathy Miller
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Tim Millbern
Ttgwaherald
Ottawa Herald
Nanksziving
Israel
David
Visions OF Kansas
George W. Bush
Hillary Clinton
al Gore
Gore
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
The
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