Remembering Ann Richards: Bold Texas Governor and Advocate
Former Texas Gov. Ann Richards died last week at 73. A flamboyant outspoken leader she championed women, Blacks, Hispanics, gays and the working poor while pushing educational funding reform and decentalizing policy. Her 1988 DNC speech made her nationally famous and she challenged critics with her candid, Southern voice.
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Fat kids and the obesity battle in America
Tommy Felts reports on rising child and infant obesity, the VERB program, and the push for government action. The piece highlights lifestyle factors, rising health risks, and calls for policy leadership, citing Huckabee’s Healthy Arkansas as a model and urging prevention now to avoid future healthcare costs.
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Realignment of Love in Civic Duty and Elections
A reflective editorial urges voters to heed Martin Luther King Jr and Jesus in shaping a just society. It emphasizes participation, rejection of prejudice, and the duty of elected officials to safeguard human rights and each person’s unique purpose.
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Reader Forum Letters on tolerance and leadership virtues
Reader Forum letters urge hand signed submissions to The Ottawa Herald with contact details, capping at 400 words. The piece argues against prejudice, stressing love, recognizing others rights, and using one’s position to foster others’ potential and avoid intolerance in public life.
Letters to The Ottawa Herald Readers' Forum Rules
The Ottawa Herald invites letters of 250 words or less to the Readers' Forum. Include name address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. One letter per month. form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
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