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Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Apr 15, 2005

Page

2

24 Hour News Cycle and Cable TV Critique

Bob Garfield of National Public Radio in 2004 warned that the 24 hour news cycle and cable television act as titillation machines, relentlessly wearing down audiences with sensationalism and perpetual noise.

Bob Garfield National Public Radio

Ottawa seeks historic district to guide downtown rehab

Ottawa officials push for a National Register nomination covering downtown and adjacent blocks along Main Street. The plan seeks state review for properties from Marais des Cygnes bridge to Park Street and Hickory to Walnut, aiming to boost value and civic pride while addressing homeowner concerns over state oversight and process simplicity.

Ottawa Main Street Association Ottawa Main Street Marais Des Cygnes Bridge Park Street City Park Sixth Seventh Streets Hickory Street Walnut Street

Discovering a 1923 Topeka Daily Capital treasure

A basement find reveals a full April 8, 1923 issue with an ornate front page. Headlines span Perambulator Championship in England, Cushings and Vanderbilt images, a Ramage arrest, fires in Ottawa, KKK activity, and a Pittsburg State University death. Advertising shows prices from $2.50 a night to $12.75 fridges.

Topeka Daily Capital Chicago Cathleen Vanderbilt Harry C. Cushing III Ramage Wilburton Okla Genoa Ill Ottawa Ku Klux Klan KKK Herald Pittsburg State University Kansas Teacher’s College L.B. Bowers Kansas Wesleyan University Salina Devoe Heidi Kingsolver Bray Harold QRS Music Co New York City Marseilles

Celebrating libraries Month proclaimed by governor

Kansas School Library Media Month was proclaimed by Governor Kathleen Sebelius on April 4, 2005. Ottawa USD 290 features licensed library media specialists in each building. Half-time staff at Garfield Eugene Field Lincoln Hisenhower Hawthorne, full-time at Ottawa Middle and Ottawa High. Research links library quality to higher student achievement.

Kansas Kathleen Sebelius Ottawa Usd 290 Garfield Eugene Field Lincoln and Hisenhower Hawthorne Ottawa Middle School Ottawa High School USD 290 Gloria Kruse Ottawa Middle Linda Fredricks Kris Shirley Lincoln Eisenhower Nancy Fischer Karen Baisinger Ottawa High

Reading for achievement hinges on full time librarians

Readers Forum emphasizes that high achieving students come from schools with well supported library media centers and licensed librarians. The piece quotes Laura Bush urging sustained library resources, diverse formats, and expert staff to boost student learning, with Kansas USD 290 librarians named as advocates and role models.

Laura Bush White House

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