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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1995
Page
3
The piece argues against returning to chain gangs amid prison funding debates in Alabama Arizona and Kansas. It contends such punishment distracts from root causes like crime drivers and drug cartels, offering no real solution while feeding vengeance fantasies.
Editors reflect on Kansas potential sweep of rival states in water disputes. They note Kansas won a decade-long suit against Colorado over well caps on Arkansas River waters and accuse Nebraska of illegal wells in the Republican River basin. The piece praises persistence despite costs and hopes a settlement may avoid further litigation.
In Beijing at the Fourth World Conference on Women a campaign to ban beauty pageants stirs controversy. Ayako Yamaguchi leads the push claiming pageants worsen gender inequality while observers note pageants can offer opportunities and public appeal. Proponents defend personal choice and entertainment value amid broader rights discussions.
Listing of U S senators representatives governor attorney general and officials with mailing addresses in Topeka and Washington D C plus phone numbers and emails for Dole Kassebaum Brownback Graves Stovall Sebelius Feuerborn Tanner including district offices and statehouse locations.
A Kansas opinion piece rails at Johnson County’s road allotment while mocking a one‑percent equity mindset. It argues for statewide pooling of tax dollars, cites oil, crop, and meat figures, and notes crime stats to counter claims of equity.
A parent condemns caliper body fat measurements in physical education as humiliating and emotionally devastating after their daughter, not overweight, attempted self harm. The family cites emotional trauma and financial strain from treatment and urges teaching enjoyable activities instead.
A reader complains that Kansas State fans gripe about the schedule but ignore KU as a rival team. The letter also muses about utility bill privacy and suggests placing bills in envelopes.
A reader complains about new town employers and services, urging residents to move to town or get a second job to avoid county burdens. The letter nudges opponents to consider local debris removal, tire maintenance, and dust as country life realities, and promotes a telephone input line with strict call hours.
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