Courthouse Trees Gain Ground in Franklin County Beautification
Franklin County Commissioners advance exterior beautification at the courthouse. They will remove five damaged trees and plant 10 to 15 new 12 to 15 foot hardwoods for about $1,000, with others preserved or pruned. A new Osage-Orange Hedge hedge tree may be planted, floodlights added, and a lawn sprinkler system bid at $19,000 to $29,000 called for further analysis.
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Reader Forum backs sales tax rise for recreation center
A reader argues a quarter percent sales tax increase is fair and universal, drawing on examples from Oklahoma and other towns to show how earmarked taxes attract visitors and fund community projects, including a year-round events venue and recreation center.
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West Oklahoma
Fairgrounds
Reader Forum guidelines for letters to The Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit signed letters to The Ottawa Herald. Include address and telephone number. Mail to 104 S. Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters at otawaherald.com. Submissions capped at 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Editorial conceptions from guest writers discussed
Guest editorials present readers with diverse opinions while noting views do not reflect The Herald or its editor. The piece frames opinion as a variety of voices, encouraging debate and reader engagement without endorsing any single stance.
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Political Contacts and Office Listings in Washington and Kansas
Readable fragment lists contact details for notable politicians and offices in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas. It names President Bill Clinton and several senators representatives and state officials with addresses phone numbers and websites. The scattered data reflects a directory style record of government offices and access points.
Conservation Reserve Program Tax Fairness Act Proposed
Senator Tom Daschle and colleagues urge Senate action to stop the IRS from taxing CRP income with self employment tax retroactive to 1996. They argue CRP rent-like income should be treated as rental real estate, not farm income, to protect environmental land programs and farmers facing low prices and bad weather.
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Rod Grams
Bot Kerrey
John Ashcroft
Miki DeWine
Jim Inhofe
Pat Roberts
Byron Dorgan
Kent Conrad
Dick Sugar III
Kit Bond
Tim Johnson
Jim Bunning
Larry Craig
Chuck Hagel
Chuck Grassley
Small town Kansas shapes legendary basketball coaches
The piece recalls Stuart Awbrey and Bill Guthridge linking Parsons Kansas roots to coaching glory. It highlights Kansas as a cradle for coaches such as Adolph Rupp and Dean Smith, and explains how tight communities foster teamwork, resilience, and lasting basketball traditions across Parsons, Coffeyville, Hutchinson, and Dodge City.
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Chicago Daily News
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UNC
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Denver Post
Mark Kiszla
Adolph Rupp
Ralph Miller
Dean Smith
Eddie Sutton
Lon Kruger
Mark Turgeon
Coffeyville
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Newton
Garder City
Dodge City
Parsons Kansas
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