Franklin County zoning vote leaves two townships unzoned
Franklin County commissioners declined zoning in Pottawatomie and Cutler townships citing vocal anti zoning sentiment. The move contrasts with zoned areas and raises concerns about unzoned pockets inviting unwanted development while highlighting citizen influence on local government and broader debates on regulation.
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Franklin County
Commission
Tom Weigand
Pottawatomie
Cutler
Great Bend
Franklin
Reader Forum guidelines for letters to Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald com. Submissions must be under 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
The First Night of Spring with My Daughter
A writer recalls a spring evening with her two year old daughter as they drive home after a haircut. vivid skies and birds spark joy, while future annoyances loom. Van Morrison on the radio, nostalgia for youth, and the promise of warmth mix with parental tenderness. The moment passes but feels eternal.
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van Morrison
Dole abortion claim faces no official action yet
The piece discusses Phyllis Wells suing a Kansas City radio host over a claim that Senator Bob Dole arranged her abortion in 1972, noting Wells denies ever having one. It contrasts with Paula Jones's suit against Bill Clinton and remarks that abortion remains legal in Kansas, framing the dispute as a private matter amid political attacks.
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Bob Dole
Sit
Dole
Kansas City
Ken Starr
Phyllis Wells
Wells
Kansas
Paula Jones
Jones
Bill Clinton
Jones urged suit against Spectator over damaged name
Phyllis Wells argues Jones sued the wrong person and would have benefited from naming the American Spectator instead. She claims Clinton would deny any relationship and that depositions could yield a substantial settlement against the magazine that first dragged her name through the mud.
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Jones
American Spectator
Phyllis Wells
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Columns on America, assimilation, and partisanship in national policy
Charley Reese argues that fears of assimilating Puerto Ricans miss the broader pattern of U.S. policy. He contends government schools promote multiculturalism, trade laws erode sovereignty, and Republicans and Democrats alike share fault in current governance. He targets party politics and calls for a return to constitutional independence.
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America
United States
James Baker
Congress
Fellows
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