US-59 road group pushes plan for four lanes
A Lawrence Ottawa gathering, led by Sen. Ben Vidricksen, urged widening US-59 from Ottawa to Lawrence. State and local officials, lawmakers, and a highway lobbying group pressed for a multi year program, while engineering and environmental hurdles remain.
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Senate Transportation Committee
Ottawa
Lawrence
Vidricksen
Douglas County
Baldwin
Paola
Widrickson
Kansas
Ralph Tanner
Tanner
Carlson
Gene Ramsey
Chamber of Commerce
Blaine Finch
John D. Montgomery Koe
Ben Vidricksen
Journalists must learn firearms facts and avoid misstatements
Charley Reese argues reporters misdescribe firearms such as the M-1 carbine, AK-47 bullets, and semiautomatic rifles, urging journalists to use accurate measurements of muzzle energy and to understand definitions, NRA role, and licensing. He cites Krause Publications and criticizes “assault weapon” labeling.
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Wire Service
Arkansas
National Rifle Association
Pavlov
NRA
Krause Publications
E. State St
Iola
Handgun Control
Krause
U.S. Treasury
Reader Forum accepts signed letters to Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Include author contact details and send to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa Kansas 66067 or via email to letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions must not exceed 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Readers question Ottawa USD 290 board issues and hiring
Marty Burik decries the USD 290 Board of Education after an April 14 Friends of the Middle School meeting. He criticizes leadership, cites teacher morale and low Ottawa base salaries, questions negotiations, and asks how student learning has improved since Sam Sheldon’s election and Harv ey Ludwick’s hiring.
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Friends of the Middle School
USD 290 Board of Education
Jeanette Lowry
BOE
Sam Sheldon
Harvey Ludwick
Robert L. Bezek
OEA
Imperial Board
Cal Lantis
Yes
Fisher and
Ury
Harvard
Cal
USD 290
Ottawa
Marty Burik
Highway 50
Being Single in a World Obsessed with Couplehood
A Columbia professor Xavier Amador argues that society pressures singles to marry and view singlehood as a disease while offering coping books and therapy. He describes single life as miserable yet counters with light humor about simple pleasures of independence and personal freedom.
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Xavier Amador
Columbia University
Amador
America
Romeo
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