Postal price hike prompts call for USPS reforms
The U S Postal Service plans a June 30 rise of 3 cents to 37 cents for first class mail, a move aimed at offsetting last year’s 1.6 billion loss. The piece argues for broader reform beyond price increases, noting deregulation risks and the need to maintain universal service while trimming waste and adjusting the organizational structure.
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Hope for the children not the old building
A reader urges voters to support education over saving the aging middle school. The letter criticizes appeals against the school board’s demolition decision and argues that children’s schooling should trump sentimental attachment to an old building. Dick Williams, 217 Maple.
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Reader Forum submissions require hand signed letters
The Ottawa Herald requests readers to mail hand signed letters with the author address and telephone number to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S Cedar, Ottawa, KS 66067, or submit by email to letters ottawaherald.com.
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Political contact list from Washington and Topeka
A compiled roster of U S political figures and offices including President George Bush White House in Washington D C U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and U S Representative Jim Ryan plus Kansas Governor State Senators and State Representatives with office addresses phone numbers and websites for constituent contact
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Signs of the times in Ottawa Kansas
Rod Kitts notes growing Ottawa pride and change as various signs appear. From welcoming faded roadside markers to new business, housing, renovations, a university expansion, downtown beautification, and community surveys, residents urge active input to shape future growth while celebrating local achievements and institutions.
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Rudeness in America highlighted by Public Agenda study
The Spokesman-Review discusses the Public Agenda report on rudeness showing 88 percent find people often rude. It cites loud cell phone use, poor store service, rude sports parents, phone customer service frustrations, and aggressive driving as top issues, with calls to revive courtesy and old manners.
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