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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1990
Page
3
Editorial argues for tax reform to balance the budget and curb national debt. It cites historical tax brackets, questions why the wealthiest aren’t taxed at the top rate, and critiques changes that reduced deductions. It notes public and congressional reluctance, urging decisive action despite potential fallout.
Guest opinion urges sidewalk and curb repairs around Park Square and adjacent storefronts. It argues for handicap access, removed rusted safety fence, updated landscaping, benches, and building improvements to attract shoppers and restore the area as the community’s aesthetic heart.
A list provides contact addresses for President George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington D C 20500 Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Rep Bob Whittaker plus state officials Jim Allen and Bettie Sue Shumway with room numbers and Topeka Kansas telephone numbers 202 224 6621 202 224 4774 202 225 3911 296 7361 296 7699
The piece laments local economic strain on Ottawa and Franklin County merchants and the newspaper’s ad revenue. It argues for community resilience, urging merchants to adapt marketing, leaders to attract new industry, and residents to buy local, stressing that everyone in Ottawa is “in this together.”
A columnist muses on praise over pay and imagines who might be knighted in Britain and Europe. He notes Sir and Dame titles, mentions Peter Ustinov, Laurence Olivier, Jessica Tandy, Frank Sinatra, Ronald Reagan, Chrissie Evert, and Roger Clemens, and outlines various orders like The Order of the Garter and The Golden Fleece.
The piece notes how leaders and pundits flood discussions of the Kuwait invasion with tired phrases and mixed metaphors. It cites Pickering, Kissinger, Bush, Baker, and others using familiar lines, while Rafsanjani and Gorbachev also deploy fishing and muddy water imagery. Editor Dinguid quips that the scene remains muddy as Gorbachev and Bush seem allied yet the rhetoric persists.
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