Ottawa backs NCCC home for outreach classes
Editorial notes Ottawa City Commission support for allowing Neosho County Community College to establish a home for outreach classes. City Manager directed to explore options to help, despite potential state legislation restricting property ownership outside taxing districts. Emphasizes role of community colleges in serving part time students and easing tuition costs while noting Franklin County’s high unemployment and education needs.
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Ttawa
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa
Randy Wetmore
Bettie Sue Shumway
Shumway
NCCC
Franklin County
Kansas
Jim Hitch
Death rows costly in guest opinion
The Hutchinson News presents a guest editorial arguing capital punishment costs exceed life imprisonment. Citing Amnesty International USA and state data, it notes New York and Florida figures, the burden on Kansas taxpayers, and potential service cuts if death row costs rise. It appeals to Gov. Hayden for policy reconsideration.
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Herald
Amnesty International USA
Mike Hayden
Kansas
California
Richard McGee
New York State Senate
Florida
Florida Corrections Department
America
Hayden
The
Hutchinson News
Ottawa High School Bond Question Answer Promotes Vote Yes
An editorial page presents a Q and A on a $3 389 million Ottawa High School bond issue. It argues higher taxes with mill levy increases are justified by expanded and renovated facilities to improve youth education and community amenities. The board urges patrons to visit the high school to see the need and vote yes on May 1.
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Ottawa High School
the Herald
Don Duncan
Board of Education
U.S.C. 290
Commentary At Week's End on Column Idea Drought
A columnist frets about creating weekly ideas, noting fellow writers and syndicates supply material. He cites Jim Hitch, Jay Bemis, Mike Royko, Andy Rooney, Pat Buchanan, John McCormally, Whit Austin, and others as sources of inspiration and contrast.
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Kansas
Jim Hitch
Harris Enterprises
Jay Bemis
Jay
Mike Royko
Chicago
Slats Grobnik
Andy Rooney
Andy
Pat Buchanan
John McCormally
Whit Austin
Harris
Whit
Royko
The Case for Standard Sizes in Everyday Objects
The author argues for uniform container and object sizes to reduce wasted space and improve storage. Citing cereal, drugs, and mail, the piece notes varied shapes cause clutter in kitchens, medicine cabinets, closets, and cars, and even critiques human body variability as the hardest fit.
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Shane
Let's Keep Our NCCC Money In Franklin County
In this letter Michael J. Sloan of Wellsville urges keeping funding for Neosho County Community College in Franklin County. He notes high tuition at area four year schools and the district's need for night classes for working adults and high school students. He calls for county advertising and a community awareness meeting to support a local campus instead of relying on outside colleges.
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NCCC
Franklin County
Michael J. Sloan Wellsville
Nixon an expert at bouncing back
Greg Sackovich reviews Nixon's career and resilience. The piece notes Nixon's post presidency appearances with David Frost andOxford lectures while examining Watergate. It argues Watergate remains his defining moment, though Nixon defends actions and continues writing about his experiences.
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Nixon
Greg Sackovich
Olathe Daily News
Reagan
Carter
Ford
LBJ
Congress
George Washington
Richard Nixon
David Frost
Oxford University
Time Magazine
Water
Franklin Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
John Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
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