North American Hotel rises as Court House Square Apartments
The 75 year old North American Hotel in Ottawa is reborn as Court House Square Apartments for seniors after a 1.24 million investment by RPI Services Inc of Minneapolis. Boers Construction of Fargo renovated the five story ruin into 26 modern units with preserved masonry and new stair towers amid parking concerns and renewed downtown life.
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Courthouse Square
Minneapolis, Minn
RPI Services Inc
Farmers Home Administration
Ottawa
Boers Construction
Fargo
N.D
Boers
South Main
J.C. Penney
Coping With Stress A Manager’s Lighthearted Guide
A columnist lists a dozen ways to cope with stress drawn from a bulletin board of 101 tips. He riffs on preparing ahead, writing things down, breaking tasks into steps, saying something nice, walking in the rain, scheduling play, visualizing success, taking one day at a time, breathing slowly, and stopping a bad habit, while noting personal misfires and memory lapses.
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Tomorow
Warner Bros. double standard over Ice-T and Holly Dunn records
A columnist notes Warner Bros. pulled Holly Dunn’s dating song after protests over date rape lyrics while defending Ice-T’s cop killer record. The piece questions the bank’s consistency, suggesting executives caved to pressure in one case but not the other, and mocks the idea of a fixed “artistic integrity.” The writer ends noting uncertainty about Warner Bros. motives.
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Ice-T
Warner Bros
Warmer Bros
North Carolina
Holly Dunn
Miss Dunn
Clinton's fire to win fueled by Quayle and campaigns
The piece argues Bill Clinton's drive to become president stems from personal motive and rivals' attacks, notably Dan Quayle's Murphy Brown remark. It traces past elections by candidate hunger, notes Bush’s need to avoid frittering prime time, and predicts Clinton's surge as Election Day nears, driven in part by his mother.
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George Bush
Dan Quayle
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Dwight Eisenhower
Richard Nixon
Ike
John Kennedy
Cook County
Carter
Ronald Reagan
Walter Mondale
Reagan
Michael Dukakis
Mondale
Dukakis
Free World
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Houston
Clinton
Murphy Brown
America
Quayle
Local venting on cats and politics in Kansas
Editor laments cats dirty sandboxes and urges owners to keep cats indoors. The reader compares Bob Stephan’s alleged misconduct and bankruptcy to Joan Finney’s alleged issues. Questions why Jim Hitch urged Lacey to resign but Stephan not, noting prior Herald calls for Stephan. Remarks on SRS funds, single mothers, and babysitting fees, concluding that working mothers must cover tuition.
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Bob Stephan
Kansas
Joan Finney
Jim Hitch
Lacey
Stephan
the Herald
NCCC
It's Your Quarter residents sound off on taxes and priorities
Letter writers urge control of the national debt and tax money, criticize welfare and education funding, call for road fixes in Franklin County, and invite community input. Call 242-4700 to add thoughts. letters must be signed with address and a verifiable phone number.
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Ottawa
Jeff Herrman
Herman
Herrman
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