Smoke and fear shape 1990s U S campaign tone
The piece critiques Bush and Clinton ad blitzes claiming job promises and tax vs spender debates. It notes skepticism toward both parties ability to fund or reduce debt, cites doubling the national debt from under 1 trillion to about 4 trillion, and describes job losses, job-lock, and voter demand for clear programs amid costly campaigns.
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Bush
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Political satire on conventions and economic peril
A critique of Democrat and Republican conventions as pre scripted shows with journalists and executives detached from daily life. The author argues leaders mislead the public amid a $4 trillion debt, massive deficits, and job losses, warning of a looming crisis and the vulnerable state of American workers.
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Comedy Channel
General Motors
Hiroshima
Pearl Harbor
America
Wall Street
Arnold Toynbee
Decoy fish artist Richard Nelson exhibition opens in Ottawa
The Ottawa Community Arts Council gallery hosts the Richard Nelson Outdoor Show featuring carved fish decoys and wildlife figures. Nelson, a Zimmerman Minnesota carver, offers about 35 of his pieces for sale along with two prints, with hours 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 2-5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and a public reception September 18 at 6 p.m.
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Richard Nelson
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Kansas
Nelson
Zimmerman
Minn
Minneapolis
Liz Reusch
Reusch
Advertising Bible Baptists in The Herald draw inquiry
Letter writer questions why a Bible Baptist Church ad appeared in a column and accuses the paper of skirting ad costs. He mocks the use of King James language, cites opinions on crime and employment, and pledges to send a future reader to the church, ending with archaic phrasing.
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the Herald
Bible Baptist Church
Paul Garrett
Ottawa
A.D
House of God
Letter praising Detwiler and calling for Jesus as true freedom
A reader endorses Mr. Detwiler's view in the paper promoting Christian faith as the path to freedom with forgiveness through Jesus Christ. The note also touches on hospital funding, tax concerns, and mentions the Hitching Post topic about Southwestern Bell Caller ID on August 28 and suggests a local debt frustration.
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Mr. Detwiler
Jesus Christ
Jesus
Southwestern Bell
Privacy versus progress in high tech and school dress
A reader critiques Caller ID as privacy invading and worries about safety for witnesses and private numbers being exposed. The letter advocates uniform dress in schools to ease peer pressure and questions liberal media bias while inviting community dialogue via a phone line.
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Jane
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