Officials urge slow bond plan for Ottawa schools
Ottawa and Franklin County officials told the school board to pace facility upgrades. Aiming to ease funding, they discussed funding a single new school first, potentially guiding future bonds. Debates centered on site choices near Davis and Wilson roads and industrial area traffic, with plans tied to the November 2004 bond election.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Bill Allegre
Don Waymire
Allegre
Davis and
Wilson Roads
Davis Road
Don Hay
Weldon Padgett
Curtis Hall
Franklin County Sheriffs Department
Ottawa High School
Erika Zillhart
Osborne Terrace
Craig Davis
Neosho County Community College earns full accreditation
An accreditation team from the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools recommended that Neosho County Community College be fully accredited for 10 years, a turnaround praised by President Vicky Smith and staff. The final report will seal the award later this year as administrators, teachers, and students celebrate.
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Neosho County Community College
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools
Neosho
Vicky Smith
NCCC
Smith
Unclear al-Qaida Role in Basra Bombings
Coalition officials said it was too early to blame al-Qaida for simultaneous Basra suicide car blasts that killed dozens. A Basra death toll ranged from 50 to 68, with disputes between officials and the governor. A US commander said about 10 percent of Iraqi security forces defected in recent clashes in Fallujah and Najaf.
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Basra
Iraq
al- Qaida
U.S
Fallujah
Najaf
Difficult to Build Iraqi Army and Police Say General
Maj. Gen. Martin Dempsey of the U S Army said it will be very difficult to assemble an Iraqi army and police force as about 40 percent of Iraqi security forces walked off rather than fight fellow Iraqis. He described the challenge of convincing security forces that insurgents kill fellow Iraqis and Muslims.
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United States
Martin Dempsey
U.S. Army
1St Armored
Dempsey
Baghdad
Washington
Poll shows U S doubts on war on terror and Iraq
An Associated Press Ipsos poll finds rising fears of terrorist gains and heightened worry about Iraq. About half fear terrorists may be winning hearts and minds, with a third highly convinced, while two-thirds expect an attack before the fall elections and 54 percent say Iraq action increased long term U.S. terrorism risk.
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Will Lester
Associated Press
Washington
Iraq
AP Ipsos
Mideast
Christine Wyatt
Clarkston
Mich
United States
Ipsos Public Affairs
Michael Miller
Las Cruces
N.M
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