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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1990
Page
3
The Kansas press bias argues that property taxes dominate coverage in the Hayden Finney campaign cycle. It questions whether the real issue is spending versus tax and notes a broader economic slump driven by a persistent recession and declining state revenues.
David Owen, a longtime Kansas Republican operative, endorsed Democrat Joan Finney for governor after quitting politics amid a 1986 campaign finance scandal. He says he will provide limited advice and an endorsement, not fundraising, and suggests the party abandoned him during the controversy.
A state reader writes that hundreds of unborn babies are needlessly killed yearly and attacks Joan Finney as pro life but unwilling to champion unborn children. The letter praises Mike Hayden for parental notification and budget planning, arguing he is the responsible choice in the November election.
A satirical survey of American attitudes toward polls and statistics. It derides polling culture, cites varied examples from traffic belt usage to air quality rules in California, and notes peculiar tidbits such as toilet paper preferences and a family offering to sell a son for money. It closes with humor about margins of error.
The article recalls USO origins in 1941 and its non governmental funding, driven by private contributions. It highlights rapid corporate support for the Persian Gulf crisis, mentions celebrity volunteers and fleet centers, and notes the historic, morale boosting work from World War II through Vietnam and beyond. Bob Hope’s enduring role is referenced as a bridge to earlier eras.
Dwight Jurgens of the Garden City Telegram mocks Kansas political candidates as a joke. He ridicules GOP hopefuls including an alleged attorney general candidate and an insurance commissioner contender, noting past scandals and inconsistent stances. He urges real candidates to step forward, referencing the San Francisco Sister Boom-Boom incident for contrast.
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