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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1989
Page
1
A public poll shows about 90 percent favor a minimum wage increase, while 66 percent support a training wage and 66 percent oppose high rates. Congress passed a raise to 4.55, but President Bush vetoed it citing concerns over the training wage. The piece argues lawmakers fail to act and urges an acceptable increase soon.
The Leona Helmsley tax evasion case highlights wealth privilege and the belief that rich people need not pay taxes. Convicted of 1.2 million in evaded taxes from 1983 to 1985, she wields a 5 billion fortune including hotels and the Empire State Building, while exploiting legal loopholes to minimize obligations.
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices by delivery method in Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover carrier, motor route, and mail options with monthly, three month, six month, and yearly amounts across Franklin County and adjacent counties.
President Bush addressed the toll of drug abuse but omitted alcohol as a major factor. Kansas centers report cross addiction, with alcohol as the most abused, and warn that treatment funds are insufficient to curb a growing crisis. Relapse tracking and courtroom limits hinder progress as calls to expand enforcement and prisons intensify.
Bonnie Spielman of 326 S Poplar recounts repeated license checks and vehicle stops aimed at her son, an inmate in Franklin County Jail, and argues DPS actions amount to harassment. She laments misidentification, calls for accountability, and questions why authorities fail to track his whereabouts or adjust enforcement.
Neighborhood notices accuse a resident of dumping waste including beer debris grass clippings and an old water heater near Meadow Lake Estates RFD 3. Aware neighbors report vigilant monitoring say threats to call sheriff and observe cul de sac activity three to four houses can watch the area and will report further incidents.
The Buffalo Commons concept by Rutgers professors would have federal land buys to restore natural grassland as people relocate. Critics like Rep. Pat Roberts dismiss it as arid theory, while proponents urge rural development and urban shift pressures to spur a calmer Great Plains future.
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