Editorial on Ollie North’s Senate bid and GOP support
The editorial argues Ollie North, three felony convictions overturned, lies to Congress yet runs for Virginia Senate. It notes Robert Dole backing North, Reagan’s past praise and firing, and questions party unity, urging scrutiny of North’s candidacy and GOP loyalty.
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Ollie North
North
Congress
U.S. Senate
Virginia
Dole
GOP
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
No kidding A Doctor's Feel in 1880s Old West
A compact, rough edged glimpse into frontier medicine offering prices and procedures such as eye extraction removal of fractured bones and limb amputation. The notes reflect improvised care and scarce resources in a lawless era with doctors charging per action and per additional toe.
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Robert Karolevitz
Boniinz Books
Hints From Heloise and local thoughts stir Ottawa letters
Readers discuss hints about salt on bricks to deter grass, church values, Washington policy, Haiti, a dog incident on Eisenhower Road, cemetery issues, bingo without smoking, praise for The Ottawa Herald and the Air Force big band, and encouragement for teachers and school improvements. Voices urge positive civic engagement and thanks for musical events.
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Heloise
Herald
Jim Hitch
The
Ottawa Herald
Air Force
Ottawa
United States Air Force
Kansas remains two states in one election
The piece contrasts rural Kansas with Johnson County suburbs, noting Johnson County as the richest and busiest while rural areas face job creation and resource challenges. It argues reapportionment concentrates power in populous areas, leaving rural regions underrepresented despite contributing to the state economy. It laments a persistent east west split and a single election framed as a commercial feud that may widen regional divides.
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Kansas Agriculture
Phil Fishburn
Federal Census Bureau
Kansas
Census Bureau
Johnson County
Midwest
St. Louis
Denver
Dallas
Minneapolis
Fishburn
Southwest
Haiti invasion fantasy amid TV talk and old world myths
A long dialogue layers pop culture riffs and history as a columnist pretends to debate invading Haiti for entertainment. The speakers mock and justify imperial mindsets, invoking Clinton Bush Reagan and ancient conquerors to frame geopolitics, race, and profit. The piece blends satire with provocative views on power and democracy.
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Slats Grobnik
Haiti
Clinton
O.J
Bush
Reagan
Grenada
Clint Eastwood
Geralt
Hebert
Alexander
Allowing liquor by the drink sparks moral outrage in town
A regional preacher denounces liquor by the drink as a door to hell and a crime. The speaker argues licensing it brings disaster to families, towns, and communities, condemning promoters who call it good for the area as promoting a dangerous killer.
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Hell
Dren
Asylum
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