Editorial on Postal Service reforms and cost cutting
Editorial writers examine both sides of Postal Service efficiency and costs. Postmaster General Anthony Frank cites options to trim up to five billion dollars, including ending Rural Free Delivery and closing high salary offices. forwarding mail could be paid, and service levels face taxpayer funding versus payment as you go. The piece weighs private enterprise ideals against universal service and debt concerns.
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Postal Service
Anthony Frank
Frank
Emporia
Old Gazette
Gazette
Fairfield
Iowa
President
Sec
Psychiatrists ads weighted in glitter critique
The piece critiques the heavy advertising by psychiatric centers and mood specialists, noting showy campaigns, free seminars, and high-cost branding. It warns consumers to question prescriptions, seek referrals from a family doctor, verify credentials, and attend sessions before choosing care.
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Olfer
Porsche
Mercedes
Jaguar
End-Week Commentary on Ottawa Herald Struggles and Ides of Technological Woes
A Friday mishap loses vast Ottawa Herald copy while staff faces layoffs and staff unrest. The columnist riffs on local politics and media turmoil, cites editor dismissals in Iowa and Kansas, and notes rising readership despite staffing strains and back pain from long screen time.
Bettie Sue Shumway urges ballot vote on taxes and NCCC build
Rep Bettie Sue Shumway argues Kansas higher education costs require state planning and a local voter decision on any new Franklin County tax dollars for a Neosho County Community College facility in Ottawa. She notes tax distress, summarizes House action 119 to 1, and defends her amendment to limit college property ownership outside home counties.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Herald
Bettie Sue
The
Ottawa Herald
Neosho County
Cal Lantis
Jim Hitch
State Commissioner of Education
Sen
Jim Allen
NCCC
Ottawa University
Sen. Allen
Kansas
Wichita State
Regents
Washburn University
Shawnee County
Washburn
House Education Committee
House
U.S.D
Chamber of Commerce
van Allen
Merle Hill
Community Colleges
Community College
Bettie Sue Shumway
S. Aih
Ottawa USD 290 bond issue Q and A explains promotion
Readers asked why the district promotes the 3.389 million Ottawa High School expansion and renovation bond. The Build ing Committee funds the campaign with private donations and local fund-raisers. USD 290 does not spend district money. Community support includes a $1,000 class gift and many ads, donations, and volunteers.
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Ottawa High School
Don Duncan
Olathe
U.S.D
Ottawa High School Building Committee
U.S.C. 290
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Olathe Daily News
Sigmund Freud
Lorie Hyten
Retary
Pittsburg
Hutchinson
Harris
the News
Floyd Krehbiel
Krehbiel
Moundridge
Hutch
Dick Buzbee
John McConnally
Fourth Estate
Buzbee
By Terry Ostmeyer
Bettie
Ft. Scott Community College
Ft. Scott
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