Voters pick party caution over leadership in Kansas races
Republican voters chose no governor or attorney general candidate and rejected a state board of education pick. Iris Van Meter won the primary for the State Board of Education, opposing the incumbent who backed evolution. The piece warns tighter school funding and a shifting education agenda if Shallenburger becomes governor.
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State Board of Education
Bob Knight
Tim Shallenburger
Dave Kerr
Shallenburger
Kansas
Graves
Iris van Meter
van Meter
Editorials From Readers Offer Diverse Opinions
Guest editorials publish reader viewpoints, with views not necessarily reflecting The Herald or its editor. The column presents a variety of opinions while distinguishing them from the newspaper’s official stance.
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Ion
Herald
Coach Critique of Ottawa at Kansas 13U State Tournament
A spectator at the Kansas Babe Ruth 13 Year Old State Tournament of Champions in Mulvane criticizes the Ottawa coach for not playing several team members. The writer argues every player who suited up deserved at least one inning, citing fair play, effort, and the impact on boys, families, and spectators.
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Kansas
Mulvane
Kan
Ottawa
Reader Forum submissions guidance for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with address and telephone. Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Ceda Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Ceda
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Political Office Contacts for Kansas Leaders Listed
A compiled list shows Washington DC offices and Kansas state capitol addresses for figures including US Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, US Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, State Sen Robert Tyson, State Rep Ralph Tonner, and others with phone and website details. The entries reflect official contact points for government representatives and staff.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
pat_roberts
Roberts
Senate
U.S
Sam Brownback
sam_brown
Brownback
Jim Ryun
Cannon House
Washington, D.C
jim_ryun
Ryun
House
Guy and Mae’s Tavern lauded for ribs by Jacksonville Times-Union
The column highlights Guy and Mae’s Tavern in Williamsburg Kansas praised for barbecue with no frills. It cites Charlie Pepper as praising their ribs on tin foil and newspaper, noting its rustic charm and lack of table linen as part of the appeal. The piece also summarizes Steve’s journal of a two day Pride of Baltimore II voyage with details of watch shifts and sailing speeds. Dorothy Nichols, Ottawan former mayor and state legislator, is identified as column author.
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Steve
Jacksonville
Fla
Jacksonville Times-Union
Mae
Charlie Patton
Dreamland
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Rendezvous
Memphis
Tenn
Cole) Pepper
Jaguars
Guy and Mae’s
Williamsburg
Kan
Pepper
Mr. Pepper
Guy and Mae's
Baltimore
England
United States
Atlantic Ocean
U.S
Dorothy Nichols
Who really benefits from farm subsidies and grain profits
journalist Gene Logsdon critiques U S farm subsidies, arguing large animal factories receive net gains by government price supports, while pasture farming loses. He cites Farmland Industries collapse, outlines subsidies like the nutrition management payments, and condemns economists who praise factory farming despite hidden costs and environmental risks.
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Department of Gravy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Farmland Industries
Missouri
Animal Factory
Tyson
Perdue
Cargill
Smithfield
Murphy Farms
EQIP
House
Senate
Congress
Gene Logsdon
Prairie Writers Circle
The
Land Institute
Natural Systems Agriculture Research Organization
Salina
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
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Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Governnor
Wpo
State
Robert Tyson
Ralph Tonner
Tonner
Bil Fevarborn
Teverborn
Houss
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawahead
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Franklin County
Stacy Cohen
Linda Brown
Brown
Kethy Miller
Otawaherald
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Bill Gray
Bgray
Tim Millbern
Ald
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