Editorial argues for local tuition reform in Franklin County
The piece critiques Franklin County’s high out district tuition cost arguing funds should target students from nearby counties and not subsidize KU and JCCC classes for nonresidents. It cites 26 KU students listing non Douglas County towns who also take JCCC courses, suggesting tuition should be charged to counties of residents rather than Lawrence proper.
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Franklin County
NCCC
University of Kansas
Douglas County
Johnson County Community College
JCCC
U. Douglas County
U.S
Lawrence
NASA space seeds raise fear of toxic tomatoes
Park Seed Co supplied seeds sent into space six years ago for an orbiting experiment. Prolonged radiation and cosmic exposure may mutate tomato seeds, potentially producing toxic variants. Scientists caution the mutations could affect some tomato plant lines, though no definite danger is confirmed.
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Chook
Space
NASA
Park Seed Co
Ottawa High School bond Q A on district staffing
The Ottawa school board answers questions on a 3.389 million bond issue to renovate and expand Ottawa High School. Superintendent Don Duncan notes district domicile policy requires administrators to live within the district, with exemptions for those hired before 1985, and stresses hiring quality teachers even if they reside outside the district.
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the Herald
Ottawa High School
Don Duncan
Ottawa School Board
U.S.C
Board of Education
Letter to the Editor Signatures and Addresses Requested
Editors invite signed letters with the writer's address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published. Include the address to ensure authenticity and expedite contact.
The Hitching Post Contemplates Melanoma and Water
A narrator muses on health worries from two reports about melanoma risk factors and daily water intake. He recalls sunburn habits, teenage outdoor work, and family history, then jokes about proving his own mortality while joking about denial and daily hydration needs.
Space problems and tax reform letters from Ottawa
A sequence of letters discusses space problems at Ottawa High and school facilities, praising Rep. Bettie Shumway for tax fairness, criticizing lobbyists, and urging voters to back a property tax rollback. The writer also questions local parenting, requests civic responsibility, and describes issues with students and a resident's dog.
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Kansans
Topeka
Bettie Sue Shumway
Rep. Shumway
Ottawa High School Expansion Bond Issue Support Letter
A letter from Steve and Bea Lott argues for passage of a bond issue to finance Ottawa High School expansion. The writer notes growing student numbers and future educational needs, urging voters in the district to back the bond for the community’s younger generation.
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Ottawa High School
L. Steve & Bea Lott
S. Ash
Equal but not genderless in a Bible rewrite debate
Whitley Austin argues that pushing for inclusive Bible language risks erasing feminine traits and masculine worldviews. She cites historical women like Eleanor of Aquitaine and modern editors who balance gender while preserving identity, warning against rewriting Scripture to a genderless form.
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Whitley Austin
Harris
Mrs. Smith
Smith
Eleanor of Aquitaine
France
England
Frank Motz
Salina
Roy Bailey
Dorothea Smith
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Ottawa
Jim Hitch
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Ottawa Herald
Ottawa High
Bud Gollier
Shelly A. Walburn
Boyd Hall
Kansas State University
Lori L. Smothers
S. Sycamore
Amy Kelly
Comtempories
Kansas
Emporia
Laura French
Emporia Gazette
W.A. White
Hays
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