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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 2002
Page
2
Residents urge scrutiny of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement for Highway 59 as they question how acres destroyed are counted and warn that a newer east alignment would split farms, increase runoff, and spur sprawl. A public hearing is set 5 to 8 p.m. Tuesday with copies available at local courthouses.
A Friday Herald front page discusses US-59 crash victims and safety, noting calls to reconfigure the corridor as a no passing highway with speed limits between 55 and 60 mph. The writer cites historical Kansas examples and urges city and county officials to test the eastern route to grasp proposed changes by KDOT.
A retired truck driver suggests building a new two-lane bypass alongside the existing road to minimize displacement of homes and businesses. He argues the old road could be upgraded later and advocates limited access only at the Baldwin Junction interchange, with total costs not exceeding current projections.
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with full contact details. Include address and telephone, send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or via email to letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions must stay under 400 words and may be edited for space.
Kansas County commissioners purchase a Vactor Model 2115 sewer vacuum for 176,958 dollars to clear clogged sewer lines. The column notes safety cautions, maintenance, and promotional touts while listing examples of potential uses and distributor quotes. David Chartrand, syndicated columnist, is based in Olathe near Kansas City.
The piece critiques TV anchors and modern journalists for sensationalizing distant gunfire as scary, contrasts with WWII reporting, and questions how leaders and figures like Eisenhower and Arafat would be portrayed. It argues death by own action bombings are true violence, not fashionable descriptions, and notes the asymmetry of casualties in the Israeli Palestinian conflict.
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