Trails to make Ottawa a rail-trail hub gains approval
Essay notes two rail trails near Ottawa receive state funding and organizational backing. The Prairie Spirit Rail Trail from Ottawa to Richmond advances to a second phase, with a 50 mile route to Iola pending, while the Kansas Horse Foundation adds over 130 miles of former Missouri Pacific line from Osawatomie through Ottawa to Herington for equestrian and hiking use. Public planners foresee economic and tourism benefits, urging coordinated marketing, business development, and lodging to capture trail traffic. John D. Montgomery.
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Ottawa
Bill Graves
Richmond
Anderson County
Iola
Franklin County
Graves
County Commission
Kansas Horse Foundation
Missouri Pacific
Osawatomie
Herington
Prairie Spirit
Kansas City
Lawrence
Old Depot
John D. Montgomery
Government contact details for Kansas officials
Contact information for Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall State Representatives Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Senator Doug Walker includes office locations Topeka KS 66612 and phone numbers for public inquiries and complaints.
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
I State Capitol
Term limits debate shifts to ethics and campaign reform
The week saw Senator Bob Dole push a constitutional term limits amendment despite likely lack of support. The piece argues incumbency advantages, legalized bribery in campaign funding, and calls for reform to level spending, suggesting a national pool or equal shares for candidates.
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Bob Dole
Senate
Dole
ORC responds on girls softball start and debt questions
The Ottawa Recreation Commission explains early practice for boys ages 11 to 15 since May marks their season. girls 6 to 18 softball starts in June with practice about a month prior. The page notes the national debt box shows changes with minus signs indicating decreases and cites a current debt limit around 5.5 trillion dollars.
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Tom Drake
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
USA
Letters on religion and government clash over tax benefits
A reader argues that separating church and state would repeal religious tax exemptions, draw liberal reactions, and threaten unborn life. He contends secularism and church wealth corrupt contemporary American morality, urging Paola as a focal point for the issue.
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John Montgomery
Estes of
Paola
U.S
United States
America
Damascus
Readers urged to sign letters with full address
The notice encourages readers to send signed letters including the writer’s address for publication. It states unsigned letters will not be published and a telephone number should be provided to expedite verification.
Day care study sparks skepticism about mother child bonds
A lengthy critique questions a 15 month study claiming day care does not harm mother child bonding. The author notes policy implications and warns against overreliance on data, arguing maternal sensitivity and care quality matter more than child age or care type.
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Eleanor Maccoby
Stanford University
Bell Towers
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By Bill Tellier
The
Ottawa Herald
Sam Brownback
Kathleen Parker
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