City halts vision project plan by Ottawa officials
Ottawa commissioners denied the 15,000 vision plan budget, with only Commissioner Blaine Finch voting yes. Editor Jeanny Sharp urges partnering with local businesses and groups to develop a common community vision and accelerate planning.
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John Merrell
Ottawa Vision
Merrell
Ottawa
Ottawa Herald
Blaine Finch
Charles Gillette
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Jeanny Sharp
Reader Forum urges defense of Dr Laura sponsors against silencing
A reader calls for email and phone protests to sponsor boycotts of Dr Laura Schlesinger. The letter argues free speech must be defended against GLAAD pressure, naming Xerox Bristol-Myers Squibb and Toys R Us as sponsors to contact. It warns of a slippery slope if dissenting voices are silenced.
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GLAAD
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
Procter and Gambie
Laura
Voltaire
Xerox
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co
Toys 'R Us
The
Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Community service article stresses volunteerism and future moral issues
The column urges sustained local volunteerism through United Way and service clubs in Ottawa, notes funding limits, and calls for code reviews on property maintenance. It highlights Habitat for Humanity projects, shared sidewalk repair costs, and the value of spending time serving the community over passive activities. It discusses medical advances, life expectancy, and future moral questions including abortion and physician-assisted death.
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United Way
Ottawa
Leavenworth County
Habitat For Humanity
The Kelly Party Adds a New Agenda for America
A satirical draft outlines the Kelly Party led by a sole member who unveils a threefold agenda across spiritual historical and theatrical folders. It promises policy positions on abortion environment Medicare military foreign and domestic policy, economy, labor and immigration, plus theories on campaign reform and governance. The text parodies political rhetoric while critiquing leadership and party dynamics.
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Iraq
L.A.P.D
Feds
Kelly
W.T. Sherman
America
Gore
Kelly Party
Caesar
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