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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1989
Page
1
The column condemns congressional aides accepting speaking fees and paid trips, arguing such payments amount to selling taxpayer time and information. It contrasts this with leaves framed as fertilizer and humorously notes South Florida buyers paying for leaves, signaling supply and demand.
The essay ponders what truly counts as work beyond muscle and sweat. It contrasts “work” with literary works, jokes about pajama work, and notes how employment shapes identity, status, and mood from Monday drive to Friday relief. It also reflects on firing, independence, and the social meaning of labor.
A reader reports the 350 gun in City Park is safe and sound. The National Guard acknowledged the writer as a member in good standing. He recounts a Topeka reunion where three such guns were found in an Indiana armory and prepared for a Liberty ship in Baltimore for tourist access.
A weekly survey of high profile legal outcomes features Jim Bakker's 45 year prison term and 500000 dollar fine, Zsa Zsa Gabor’s three day jail stint and hefty fines, plus surprise twists in Kelsey Grammer, Reagan era papers, and a brutal arson case. The piece notes ongoing appeals in the Grissom homicide case and advocates for tougher parole rules by the victims’ fathers, aiming to overhaul Kansas law for murder and juvenile offenders.
The piece reviews U S backing for the Contras and arms sales to El Salvador, arguing Washington resists UN disarmament while pursuing a pro Chamorro opposition in Nicaragua. It notes aid, elections, and fears of covert CIA funding, conclude meddling harms both nations and U S voters.
Ottawa Herald publication details and staff followed by a price table for subscriptions. It lists carrier rates for Ottawa and surrounding areas, motor route, Franklin County and adjacent counties, and all other areas with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options.
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