Quote on freedom of the press from Bradlee 1992
Benjamin C. Bradlee articulates why the pursuit of truth matters for the people and for journalists, emphasizing that the press exists to discover and reveal what the public deserves to know.
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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 2004
Page
2
Benjamin C. Bradlee articulates why the pursuit of truth matters for the people and for journalists, emphasizing that the press exists to discover and reveal what the public deserves to know.
Ottawa officials debate where to place new elementary schools as a bond issue nears. Reuse of existing sites is proposed to curb urban sprawl, with Lincoln Elementary slated for replacement and options including expansion of Eisenhower and Garfield schools or using city soccer fields west of Davis Road for a north elementary. Voters may back a bond that mixes new land in the north with reuse in the south.
A constitutional excerpt states that Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting free exercise thereof. It also protects freedom of speech, press, assembly, and petition to address grievances with the government.
Vickie Sandell Stangl of Wichita has completed a graduate thesis on Ottawa's Etta Semple and plans to visit Ottawa this summer to speak to groups. She aims to turn the work into a book and seeks forgotten documents, hoping a local elder reveals a trunkful of Etta’s materials.
A reader questions state and local practices for carcass disposal under bridges and warns of water contamination risks. The letter also clarifies Franklin County Mental Health Clinic, Inc. is a private nonprofit, not a county entity, funded by insurers, Medicaid, Medicare, donations, and grants, and serving the entire county.
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