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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1994
Page
3
The piece compares Dwight D. Eisenhower with Colin Powell, noting Powell’s hero status, historic roles, and potential party appeal. It questions Powell’s motives, wealth from writing and speaking, and whether leadership differs from Clinton era policies, while highlighting Powell as a possible future political figure.
Guest editors discuss Ottawa University reviving its Indian mascot for homecoming on Oct 22. Grego II, a formerly banished figure, returns in an authentic outfit created with Ottawa Tribe input to honor heritage and ease political correctness concerns.
A compact feature lists famous figures and oddities from the frontier era and literary lore. Jesse James issued his own press releases while Wyatt Earp refereed a famed heavyweight fight. Belle Starr defended Native American rights as Pony Express endured 19 months. The piece also notes Hardy's bath abstinence, Dickens being called a certain nickname, Swift's year of silence, Byron's hair curlers, and Bernhardt sleeping in a coffin.
Kansas candidate Sebelius criticizes secrecy in insurance oversight noting a $5 billion premiums market vs $2.6 billion tax collect, calling for public hearings and published company financials, rate case dates, consumer invitations, and annual insurance cost compilations to empower policy holders. She ties ethics concerns to campaign against incumbent Ron Todd and former officials, urging transparent disclosure and consumer participation.
A critical take argues U S policy is funded by money from oil companies and financial interests in New York, not by democracy or human rights. It cites Clinton’s Iran stance, Russian arms sales, and a Boston Globe editorial linking Tehran oil purchases to U S influence, urging readers to follow the money.
An editorial reprint notes Southwestern Bell Telephone proposes a fiber optic distance learning network to connect schools. The company argues for school adoption, cites a $64 million construction investment, and ties TeleKansas legislation to incentives while keeping basic rates at 1984 levels.
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