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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1992
Page
3
Presidents and governors back line item veto to curb pork while Congress delays. The tax bill would expand IRAs, create enterprise zones, offer breaks for job creators, and repeal luxury taxes on yachts and jewels amid partisan tension and timing issues ahead of elections.
Excerpts press AP compilation critique from Hays Daily News and Lyons Daily News weigh in on the Kansas Association of School Boards plan to buy a $2.8 million Topeka HQ funded by districts, and on the Kansas Farm Bureau versus The Nature Conservancy over wetlands near Cheyenne Bottoms. The pieces mock arrogance and question public funding, noting potential membership shifts and broader political pressure.
Readers are urged to submit signed letters with full address to publish. Unsigned correspondence will not appear. Include a verifiable telephone number for confirmation.
The piece argues state level term limits on Congress as the main lever for major change this November, contending Congress blocks a federal amendment while states push term limits nationwide. It discusses legal questions, political motives, and the impact on lobbyists, taxation, and government activity. It cites Clinton's stance and the broader desire for reform through state ballots and constitutional debate.
Short shots from Topeka discuss local government mergers as a path to efficiency, noting county and school district counts in eight states including Kansas. The piece contrasts county and district saturation with California and neighbors, then shifts to presidential campaigning and farm policy with quotes from a Stanton County Farm Bureau candidates' forum and a debate on sales taxes versus income taxes.
A reader accuses a president of traitorous acts during Vietnam and attacks Clinton and Bush. The note cites frustration with publication bias and recalls an editor's apology for missed calls. The writer defends columnist Mr. Hitch and urges fair treatment in print.
Readers praise local editor and call for safer intersections at Seventh and Main and Ninth and Main. A caller reports near miss at Main Street crosswalks and urges motorists to watch pedestrians. Another letter notes teens outside a bank smoking near a middle school, questioning age compliance and parental theft concerns.
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