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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 2002
Page
2
Area residents celebrated Thanksgiving with family and friends and volunteers fed meals to guests and delivered meals to shut-ins as part of annual community celebrations. The Herald online poll showed most readers feel grateful for current blessings, though a few lament economic strains and fears of war.
Survey results show 88.5 percent agree with that they have as much to be thankful for as in the past while 11.5 percent disagree, based on a 26 respondent sample.
A reader vents over a third loss in annuities and mutual funds, blaming the White House for war plans in Iraq, Republicans for EPA rule relaxation, Homeland Security, and voucher funding. The tone reflects disillusionment with national leadership and policy directions.
Readers are invited to send signed letters with full contact details to The Ottawa Herald. Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space. Mail to Reader Forum, 1045 Cedar, Ottawa, K5 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com.
A bulleted list of key political figures and offices including President George Bush, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative Jim Ryun, and Kansas officials Governor Bill Graves, State Senator Robert Tyson, and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feverborn with their Washington and Topeka mailing addresses and phone numbers.
Washington columnist Donald Kaul critiques antiwar protests and the 2000 election dynamics. He argues liberal voters sometimes back Nader over Democrats, enabling Bush gains, notes California versus rural state power, and cites Wellstone's Minnesota memorial as a turning point. He warns the Times They Are A-Changin, for the worse.
President Bush signed the Homeland Security Act creating a cabinet department uniting 22 agencies under Tom Ridge with a 2003 budget of 35 to 40 billion and about 170000 employees. Critics warn of a vast domestic information network and dangerous shifts in security power.
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