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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1990
Page
3
Editorial argues incumbency power rivals dictatorship in governing ability. Oklahoma shows 12 year legislative limits, but Congress unlikely to adopt such reform. Shorter terms may strengthen bureaucracies, leaving voters with limited power as operational government affects many citizens.
The Lawrence Journal-World reports a state advisory group recommends a 9,100 square foot 14 bed juvenile detention facility in Lawrence by 1993 to serve 18 northeast Kansas counties. Site decision to be set after a Oct hearing. current Douglas County Jail lacks juvenile holding space.
Kansas Regents propose a 10 cent per pack tax to raise about 20 million annually for the Margin of Excellence program. Begun in 1988 as a three year effort to boost faculty pay and programs at six universities, it drew around 30 million from 1988 and 1989 legislatures while 1990 budget pressures left 17 million unfunded. Regents argue smokers would fund the third year, with support from Linwood Sexton and John Marshall Harris News Service.
The piece argues the White House pursued a moderate, accommodationist Souter to avoid another Bork, aiming for quick confirmation. It contrasts the early Reagan era push for a strict conservative court with today’s tempered approach, suggesting Republicans have begun internalizing appeasement while the broader political revolution semesters toward change.
A column mocks David Souter nominee for the Supreme Court as a monkish recluse and egghead, praising solitude and the law while lampooning his private life. The piece contrasts celebrities with Souter’s quiet study, cites Socrates, and ends with doubt about his impact on national issues.
A reader quips that American women should imitate Saudi norms to save money and reduce vanity, even joking that repealing the 19th Amendment could be worthwhile. The piece mocks suffrage and cites past presidents, suggesting humor to provoke thought on women’s rights and gender roles.
The rural school feature misstated attendance by saying three generations of the Welborn family attended Maple Grove School. Louise Miller Welborn clarifies it was three generations of her Miller family, the Millers, who attended.
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