Ottawa board race signals push to save old school
Jeanette Lowry won decisively as Ottawa Board of Education member, urging preservation of a Fifth and Main middle school building. A citizens survey, funded by Lowry and a preservation group, gauges support for saving the structure amid bond-driven demolition plans and possible attorney general input.
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Jeanette Lowry
Ottawa Board of Education
Lowry
Fifth and Main
Ottawa
New Life
Kansas
Carla Stevan
Robert'T'ysoh
Parker
Reader Forum letters sought at The Ottawa Herald
Opinion submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Send letters to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 1045 Cedar, Ottawa Kansas 66047. Long letters may be edited for space.
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Ottawa, Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Tornado Watch During Tulsa Seminar Ends Calmly
A tornado watch during a Christian seminar in Tulsa, Oklahoma prompted brief sheltering as sirens wailed and attendees moved to safer areas. The author describes faith and fear coexistence, praising the crowd’s composure and reflecting on future beliefs while denying involvement in any cult.
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Heaven's Gate
Jesus
Earth
California
Tulsa
Oklo
Kansas
Truth in Hearings Debated as Kansas Senate Battles Gambling Amendment
Kansas Senate floor debate exposed bitter opposition from lobbyists and lawmakers to ethics reform and a gambling amendment. Senator Oleen argued the measure allowed on line games and, without definitions, could fund shortfalls and enable slot-like gambling at tracks. The amendment failed 19 19 but may return before the 1997 session ends in May.
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Kansas Senate
Statehouse
Senate
Lang Cleen
Cleen
Oleen
Kansas
Manhattan
Senate Ways and Means
Dave Kerr
R-Hutchinson
Kerr
No Hope Please Help A Desperate Chicago Man Letter
Royko responds to a distressed 30 year old Chicago husband and father who writes of unemployment, debt and eviction and pleads for work. He cautions against suicide, urges family input, and suggests the writer share his name and seek a job lead, noting millions unemployed.
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Mike Royko
Chicago
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