Post Office plans 60 million Brontosaurus stamps spark debate
Ruth Kirby of the Jurupa Mountains Cultural Center objects to the misnaming Apatosaurus Brontosaurus on new stamps. California Democrat Rep. George Brown Jr. notes the project cost a quarter million dollars. The Postal Service defends the issue and plans a campaign with T shirts and posters.
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America
George Brown Jr
California
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Postal Service
Foray Into Drug War Sees Kansas Fair Sellout To Beer
In a drug war critique the Hutchinson News says the Kansas State Fair touts a drug free Kansas while still serving beer. Politicians praise anti drug efforts but ignore tobacco and alcohol outlets on public property. The piece urges real action like taxing tobacco and alcohol or banning them on fair grounds next year.
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America
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Hutchinson News
Contact details for U S government representatives
A list of contact addresses and telephone numbers for President George Bush in the White House George Bush 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington DC 20500 and U S Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Rep Bob Whittaker plus Kansas State lawmakers Jim Allen Bettie Sue Shumway with their office locations and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1989
Ottawa Herald lists delivery and mail rates for July 1 1989 and after in Ottawa and surrounding areas. Carrier rates include one month five dollars and one year fifty one thirty seven, motor route and mail rates vary by county and area.
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Franklin County
Barker laments drug attitudes and calls for social prohibition
Franklin County Attorney Wendell Barker urges a wartime stance on drugs, arguing prohibition must be reinforced by a moral taboo. He criticizes legalization advocates, cites costs of drug use, and notes a link between drugs and crime while urging citizen involvement and stricter penalties. He mentions Ottawa Middle School drug issues and a student arrested for possession.
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Franklin County
Wendell Barker
Kiwanis Club
Barker
Menninger
U.S
Kansas
No to Marriage The Crazy Anti Marriage Debate
A humorous exchange argues whether marriage should be illegal. Dr I M Kookie mockingly endorses outlawing marriage while noting high divorce rates and obesity, crime, and lawsuits from property settlements. The dialogue veers into satire about wedding industries and social costs.
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Splitsville
Legalizing drugs won’t work say critics and critics alike
An opinion piece argues that legalization would shift rather than reduce crime, drawing on comparisons to liquor and tobacco profits, government roles, and potential social costs. It warns legalization could finance treatment while risking increased use and white collar crime, and questions the idea of government as sole supplier.
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