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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1997
Page
2
Ottawa could seek Tree City USA recognition from the National Arbor Day Foundation and partners. The city must meet four standards including a tree board and a $2 per capita forestry budget, with volunteer efforts and past plantings supporting eligibility. John D. Montgomery
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with address and telephone number. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067. Long letters may be edited for space.
Ottawan Charles Heck reflects on aging and retirement in a poem titled Aging in a Nut Shell. He notes aging topics are avoided after youth, urges healthy habits, church involvement, walking, and humor about growing old while acknowledging life’s rhythms and final pills.
Reader letter thanks for Shattered Dreams article and urges stronger building codes and inspections in Franklin County. Glen Leimkuehler of Wellsville shares personal home problems with Dream Homes Lebo, noting the Holtwick case isn’t isolated and stresses the need to protect buyers.
Roswell Daily Record notes that boos greet Bill Gates at a Macintosh conference as Microsoft funds a $150 million Apple infusion, seen as both salvation and antitrust risk. The piece questions dominance of operating systems and predicts Gates may shield Apple from federal action while extending influence globally.
Bernadine Evans voices frustration with mayor and council over open meetings and open records acts, budgeting, and perceived enforcement gaps. She urges citizens to attend meetings, challenge decisions, and question why many ordinances exist when many issues remain unaddressed.
A reader urges Ottawa to repurpose the Fifth and Main school buildings instead of demolition. They praise the new middle school, recall local projects like the Don Woodward Center and a small Ohio library built by volunteers, and call for city, county, and school board collaboration to create a useful downtown asset.
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