Ottawa manufacturers ride global demand despite local exits
Editorial notes Ottawa's strong manufacturers like Kalmar Industries and Midwest Cabinet Co thrive by serving global markets while local losses such as Ottawa Regional Cancer Center and Budge's Sporting Goods reflect insufficient local demand. Chinese walls aren’t seen. diversity and international reach support Ottawa’s economy amid recession and global competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kennel Aire
Ottawa Truck
Kalmar Industries
Kalmar
Midwest Cabinet Co. Inc
Chuck E. Cheese Pizza
Midwest Cabinet Co
Saudi Arabia
Cabela’s
Midwest
Ebay
Kansas
U.S
Dishonorable Hypocrisy Medal For War Hawks
Radio host Jim Hightower reviews a new paperback and blasts Bush era hawks for funding wars while troops lack basic gear. An Army probe cites boots and radios as inadequate in Iraq and calls out politicians for photo op hypocrisy. Information line provides phone number for more details.
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America
George W. Bush
Hawks
White House
Congress
Boeing
Lockheed
Raytheon
Army
Iraq
L.L. Bean
Bush
Jim Hightower
Texas
Harper- Collins
Language and democracy in political discourse
Charley Reese critiques how politicians and media corrupt language to obscure truth. He argues that as language degrades, clear thinking decays, citing heroes, racism, anti Semitism, and partisan rhetoric, urging precise speech and accountability in public life. He closes with a call to read Medal of Honor citations and write to him.
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New York City
George Bush
Israel
Charley Reese
P.O. Box
Orlando
Congress Moves to End Rails to Trails Funding
Kansas landowners push to end Rails to Trails schemes, citing automatic reversion of right of way when railways quit. Critics say gas tax money funds rail banked trails like Prairie Spirit, draining Kansas budgets while landowner lawsuits rise nationwide.
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Congress
Prairie Spirit
Kansas
Feds
PSRT
Reader Letter Seeks to Halt Rail Trail Land Grab
Executive director Garnett of the National Association of Reversionary Property Owners argues state and local governments should halt Prairie Spirit Rail Trail plans. He claims Fifth Amendment takings, cites Kansas Federal District Court rulings, and urges landowners to reclaim land from Rails to Trails groups while criticizing groups like Prairie Travelers in Sedgwick County.
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Kansas Federal District Court
Sedgwick County
Prairie Travelers
Goddard
Pts
NARPO
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