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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2007
Page
2
In a disaster, cell networks overload as calls spike beyond capacity. Experts say no network can handle all traffic. when calls fail, send text messages. Texts use less bandwidth and travel on separate channels, offering a practical, though imperfect, lifeline for families seeking reassurance.
A compiled roster lists U S President George Bush White House and several U S senators and representatives with office addresses in Washington D C and Kansas. It includes Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Nancy Boyda Kathleen Sebelius Pat Apple Derek Schmidt Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse Bill Otto and various district and state contact details.
A reader objects to an Aug 1 Herald cartoon blaming taxpayers for the Minneapolis bridge collapse. The writer argues maintenance and highway system management caused the disaster, cites infrastructure costs, growth, and the need for taxes to fund roads, water, wastewater, schools, police, fire, and jail facilities, and urges cautious budgeting by city and county officials.
Letters to the Reader Forum defend the old Main Street high school, question its removal before graduation, praise civic fighters for preserving the building, and condemn The Ottawa Herald editorial page as biased trash. The writer urges readers to ignore biased coverage and references Jane Morton.
Locally residents caution against excesses and waste in city projects while noting budget costs and accountability. They defend the city’s need to run smoothly and deny taxpayers being at fault for the Minneapolis bridge collapse.
Respondent supports Jane Morton against ongoing Herald headlines noting the writer’s belief that Morton is unfairly targeted by city politics coverage and that the paper pursues sensational dirt. The letter calls for less personal scrutiny and argues a vendetta may influence reporting.
Citizens of Franklin County are invited to review published budgets for the county, city, townships, and schools. Hearings include dates times and locations with opportunities to listen ask questions and obtain responses on budgets and related local matters beyond budgets.
North Dakota leaders push legalizing industrial hemp to aid a distressed farm economy. Despite its non-psychoactive nature, the DEA bans cultivation, forcing reliance on imports from Canada and China. High school principal and Republican legislator seeks DEA permission, while Texas Rep. Ron Paul proposes federal relief. Jim Hightower notes.
Readers are invited to send letters under 250 words to the Readers Forum. Include full name, address, and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. One letter per reader per month. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
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