Buffers by trees and grass eyed for water cleanup plan
Bill Graves promotes voluntary buffer planting along streams to filter agricultural runoff in Topeka area. Ottawa officials cite KDHE rejection of a municipal buffer pilot, arguing cities must meet new standards with traditional treatment, while considering wetlands as potential finishing steps.
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Roll up sleeves to fix farm crisis
National Grange leader Kermit W Richardson urges bipartisan action to curb the farm crisis amid heat drought and market uncertainties. Proposes risk management, open markets and biotech funding, dairy compacts and estate tax removal, with reader letters invited to The Ottawa Herald.
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Mark Twain
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Gun column weighs in on NRA and gun laws
Don Kaul argues strong gun laws aid crime, cites Atlanta brokerages massacre with nine dead and 13 wounded. He critiques NRA tactics, questions armed response, notes enforcement failures and dealer accountability, and invites reader letters to Tribune Media Services.
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Opt in or lose funds over reformulated gas in Kansas City
A Kansas City column urges opting into a federal reformulated gasoline plan to avoid losing $250 million in highway funding. It cites EPA pressure, groundwater contamination concerns in California, and five days of noncompliance cases as reasons to pursue state fuel blends and smarter options. Governor Graves seeks EPA review and a common sense path forward.
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EPA
Carol Browner
Bill Graves
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