If I Were King a Community Viewpoint on Local Heritage
The column argues for cooperation among city county and school boards over the old junior-senior high school sites and highway issues. A tongue in cheek kingly plan envisions a community building a new elementary school and parks, while replacing the highway department with a royal road order to save funds.
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Ottawa Herald
Dorothy Nichols
Voice
The
Herald
Friends of Historic Buildings
Main Street
Eugene Field
Hawthorne
Dale Anderson
Orville Cole
Anderson County
Treasury
State Department of Transportation
Royal Order of Roads
Clan Ferguson
Lawrenceville
Sir William of Graves
Kingdom
Bud Gollier
Open Meetings Need Transparency in Franklin County
A review of Franklin County Commission meetings shows 12 closed sessions across five meetings from March 2A to April 5, averaging over two per meeting. Open meetings law requires specific, justified reasons for closed talks, with public access to the decision process and fuller disclosure of reasons to protect citizens’ right to an informed electorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County Commission
Kansas
Ing
Ney
Kansas ethics bill tightens lobbyist reporting rules
Kansas legislators pass a compromise ethics measure after concern over lobbyist influence. It requires monthly spending reports on each lawmaker, caps gifts at 100 dollars annually, bans campaign contributions from lobbyists during sessions, and mandates competitive bidding for professional contracts. The move aims to curb perceived impropriety and boost public trust. Wichita Eagle
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Proffem
Doug Mays
Wichita Eagle
Political Contacts Listing for Kansas and Washington
A damaged OCR memo lists contact details for public officials including federal senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, representative Jim Ryun, and Kansas Governor Bill Graves. Also shows state lawmakers at Topeka Capitol and a state representative’s office, with addresses and phone numbers.
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Ball Clinton
White House
Washington, D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
Pat
Jim Ryn
Cannon House
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Knight is poster boy for bad sportsmanship
The piece argues Indiana University should discipline basketball coach Bobby Knight for alleged choking of a player and questions the culture around Knight. It condemns his temper, chair-throwing, and intimidation while praising some legitimate program aspects, urging university leadership to act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knight
University of Indiana
Bobby Knight
Mike Tyson
Scotland Yard
Indiana
Nebraska
Charlie Starkweather
Neil Reed
Bloomington
Ind
Reed
Reed and Knight
Abbott and Costello
Bally
Dis
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King
York
U.S. Census
Gue
Ogre
County Commission
Robert Tyean
Tamar
Bill Feverbom
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Franddin County
S. 5
Kathy Miller
Business
Office Marmilles
Ot Awaherald.com
Johnny Tubbs
Jubbs
Oktawgherald.com
Wayne Snow
Cedar
Donald
KAUL
Tribune Media Service
Iva Weuar
Esters
Ntlawaherald
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