Editorial argues Supreme Court to review electric chair and capital punishment
John D. Montgomery for The Ottawa Herald argues that the Supreme Court should examine electrocution as cruel and unusual punishment and that capital punishment in general is morally indefensible. He notes Florida’s brutal electrocutions, the broader inconsistencies in practice, and calls for a societal reexamination of killing as punishment.
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Allen Lee
Tiny” Davis
Florida
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas
John D. Montgomery
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Kaul Blames Ethnic Groups for Gun Violence
Reader letter critiques Donald Kaul's Sept 25 column claiming scholarships for ethnic groups could curb crime. Argues general evil, not tied to ethnicity, and cites Ft Worth shooting with Caucasian killer as proof. Calls for statistics linking crime to ethnicity and opposes Kaul's premise.
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Donald Kaul
Bill Gates
America
Kaul
United States
Ft. Worth
Texas
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Prohibition and War on Drugs critique in one citizen view
A reflective piece argues Prohibition failed by enabling gangs and corruption while the war on drugs repeats the same patterns. It questions policy, defends personal choice, and criticizes government waste, propaganda, and civil liberties erosion amid drug prohibition.
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United States
Gazoo
Why stay drug-free says Ottawa middle schoolers
Ottawa Middle School students share essays on staying drug-free during Red Ribbon Week. Savanna Paxton Zach Hicks Kayla Watts and others describe health, family, faith and goals as reasons to avoid drugs, urging peers to say no and to choose a drug-free life.
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Ottawa Middle School
Kelsie Studley
Savanna Paxton
Zach Hicks
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D.A.R.E
Jesus
America
Kayla Watts
Reader Forum letters guidance from The Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with author address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters ottawaher ald com. Submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space.
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