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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1989
Page
1
Tennessee judge rules embryos are children not property, granting a woman temporary custody of seven of nine fertilized embryos. The decision clashes with Roe v. Wade and signals a new chapter in abortion debates, with potential future custody and child support rulings.
James Meredith, who once sparked riots at the Mississippi campus and now backs Sen. Jesse Helms, argues liberals want dual citizenship and blacks to be unfree. NAACP's Benjamin Hooks calls the move a retreat, warning the movement lacks a unifying leader like Martin Luther King Jr.
The Harris group coaching visit by Bill Brown, former Hutchinson News editor, spurs The Herald staff to tighten copy, headlines, and style. His critiques span grammar, acronyms, courtesy titles, ellipses, and AP patterning as editors debate how and why they publish. The week ends with mixed feelings and renewed focus.
A reader rebuts a prior editorial arguing that colleges serve as springboards to professional sports. The letter cites GAQ data a 20 percent basketball scholarship graduation rate and questions congressional intervention, noting glorified sports and illicit recruiting at schools like Oklahoma State and players like Hershel Walker.
A teacher at Ottawa Middle School reports strong community turnout during the annual open house with parents and grandparents in three of six classes, showing concern for education quality and a desire to help.
Critics challenge the Bush administration's drug war as underfunded and misguided and urge smarter programs. They call for reduced firearms availability, military roles for public health and treatment, expanded public defenders, and banking crackdowns with potential currency controls to curb drug profits.
The Ottawa Herald announces curation and staff details and lists subscription prices effective July 1 1989 for Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover carrier, motor route and mail subscriptions in Franklin County adjacent counties and other regions with monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual options.
Readers urged to send letters to the editor, with signatures and full address in the submission. The notice emphasizes public input while requiring writers to disclose location for verification and potential publication.
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