Area code era returns as 11-digit calls begin
Rural Franklin County residents will soon must dial the full 11 digits to call The Ottawa Herald. Beginning November 1 callers will use the pattern 1-913-242-4700, ending the era of long distance dialing without an area code. The change comes from more devices and new routing requirements. Expect automated prompts urging dialing a 1 or zero plus area code.
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Franklin County
Ottawa Exchange
Ottawa Herald
Herald
Wellsville
North America
Health care reform like a gift horse we’d like to keep
Guest editorials warn that the health care debate has misled the public and warn Congress to pause. The piece argues reforms may raise costs, shift subsidies to rural areas, and increase government control while urging a clear, understandable bill in 1995 that avoids false promises. It compares flawed reform to a gift horse and urges honest debate before the election.
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Congress
High Plains Journal
Dodge City
Kansas governors race looks beyond ads to school finance
In Kansas the gubernatorial contenders face a $300 million school finance issue that could shape the campaign and budget debates when the next legislature convenes. Rural urban tensions and tax reform will be central as Slattery and Graves prepare for the general election. Former governors and officials weigh in on the political spotlight and absent incumbents.
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Pera
Jim Slattery
Bill Graves
State Supreme Court
Graves
Slattery
Joan Finney
Kansas
John Carlin
Bill Avery
Robert Bennett
Mike Hayden
Bob Stephan
Finney
Baseball strike debate tests sports fan loyalty and trash talk
In a public chat, Grobnik and a companion muse whether a baseball strike would spare or ruin fans. They joke that garbage and daily life would matter more, debating impact on morale, pennant races, and national character as players threaten records and the World Series.
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Grobnik
Cubs
Itfeld
City employee retires after 42 years given plaque
A city worker who served 42 years received a plaque upon retirement, while critics question excessive rings for retiring city commissioners and flag concerns about wages and employer profits.
Tipping Culture Sparks Outcry Across Ottawa
A reader denounces tipping as excessive and urges halting it, arguing workers like clerks and barbers are overpaid by customers. The letter laments liquor by the drink and warns of drunk driving, recalling a mother’s death, and suggests locating a liquor store seven miles south to boost Ottawa’s economy.
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Ottawa
Ottawai
Fragmentary note from Brittany on weighing and ship cargoes
A partial line from a Brittany report mentions weighing and loading cargoes. The legible portion suggests maritime operations but lacks clear dates, names, or specific vessels.
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