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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 2000
Page
3
A Parsons Sun guest editorial argues that 8.26 billion spent on casino gambling across the United States yielded minimal direct benefits to Native American reservations. Unemployment on reserves remained around 54 percent and poverty fell little while food distribution rose. Casinos mainly benefited large gambling firms financing projects.
A letter by Anthony Hensley attacks Johnson County Republican politics over Senator Nick Jordan and Senator Tyson. It argues right wing pledges blocked highway funding and urges voters to support Doug Walker. The second piece condemns fetal tissue harvesting for research, calling it barbaric, urging voter action in November.
Syndicated columnist David Awbrey, Lawrence, argues that families are defined by memories and heirlooms as baby boomers inherit duties from World War II parents. The piece urges Kansas communities to strengthen civic and religious institutions to sustain social ties and parental time with children.
Eight weeks before the presidential election the piece rails at how candidates seek moral outrage. It mocks Al Gore choosing Joe Lieberman, and accuses politicians and media of exploiting a Federal Trade Commission study to attack Hollywood and advertise virtue. It ridicules Bush and Gore while urging scrutiny of sacred texts as political ammo.
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