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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1990
Page
3
A column urges sober driving and responsible hosting during Alcohol Awareness Week. It lists ten tips to prevent drunken driving, including designating drivers, calling cabs, pacing drinks, sleeping it off, staying off the road if intoxicated, and providing non alcoholic options. The piece notes DWI costs in Kansas can exceed $1000 plus jail time and risk to life.
Guest opinion from The Washington Post notes President Bush may veto most major pending bills of the 101st Congress, including education, environment, civil rights, immigration, housing, crime, defense, and all appropriations. It argues the administration and Congress may still salvage some, but many measures await the budget.
The 1915 Merchant School near the Douglas County line became Kansas's first standard school. The building burned in February 1944, reportedly started by a cigarette, after a community meeting. The last teacher was Laura Jean Baker and the final pupils included Robert Dunn and the Yakle siblings. Corrections note Minneola School history and ongoing searches for Island, Chippewa and Wycoff schools.
A columnist confesses a change of heart about taxing the wealthy, arguing that the "rich" are the economic engine. He lists personal signs of wealth, rejects higher taxes on the rich, and asserts lower taxes benefit the poor and middle class, while noting he is among the wealthy himself.
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