Local kindness praised as lost money found and returned
Readers praise the act of returning found money to the rightful owner citing Deuteronomy and Moses laws on stewardship. The letter Loveridge Frank and Vista Hanson of Ottawa defend responsible conduct, question school board actions, and credit Lynn Underwood for a $750 000 grant discovery.
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John Hash
Rick Randall
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Ottawa
HOPE plan sparks call for recall of Ottawa school board
HOPE supporters urge a recall after four board members blocked a proposed plan to save the old school. They allege civil rights overreach and inefficiency, urging a special election to replace those who rejected the prudent plan.
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Hope The Middle School Stand Should Be Kept
Reader letters urge preserving the middle school stand citing expenses and education value. They question demolition funds, argue the old structure survived storms, and ask who vandalized the site. The writer endorses repair rather than tear down.
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Jeff McAdoo
Political Contacts From Kansas Officials Listing
A compact list of federal and state representatives and officials with office addresses in Washington and Topeka. It includes U.S. President George Bush, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative Jim Ryun, and Kansas Governor Bill Graves, with various district and state senate and house offices and phone numbers.
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Legislators health fair and tax talk in Kansas Week
University of Kansas students host a health fair for lawmakers to check blood pressure blood sugar and bone density while lawmakers discuss budget woes and a 5 percent pay cut for state employees. The Kansas Republican Assembly endorses Tim Shallenburger for governor and Phill Kline for attorney general. A protest over proposed cuts for the disabled influences House votes on aid levels as cockfighting and a local sales tax sunset are noted. The piece mingles health fair details with budget politics and local tax changes.
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Carol Crapper
Sarah Kessinger
Harris News Service
University of Kansas Pharmacy
Beth Dwyer
Wellsville
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Jessica Watson
Salina
Senate Agriculture Committee
Congress
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Kansas Republican Assembly
Tim Shallenburger
Phill Kline
Steve Morris
Hugoton
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Morris
Skip Smith
Parsons
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Smith
Kansas
Peggy Long
Hamilton
Sherman County
Goodland
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Missouri
Johnson County
March is Mental Retardation Month sponsor appeal
A sponsor appeals for awareness during March for Mental Retardation Month highlighting 170 million worldwide and over 7 million in the United States. The note praises Special Olympics, noting more than 1 million athletes with mental retardation in its programs across 150 countries offering 26 Olympic-type sports since its 1968 founding.
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United States
Special Olympics Kansas Circle of Winners invites volunteers
A reader urges involvement with Special Olympics Kansas highlighting personal growth through athletics such as basketball bowling snow skiing tennis and volleyball. The message promotes inclusion, travel opportunities, self advocacy, and invites readers to join as coaches volunteers officials or sponsors via 1-800-444-9803 or ksso.org.
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