New Ottawa Middle School Opens Smoothly Despite Steps
Ottawa Middle School staff and volunteers are praised for a seamless opening at a temporary site using modular buildings after safety concerns closed the Fifth and Main location. Principal Dale Fox and Loyd Builders spearheaded the move with help from volunteers, though traffic near the high school's vocational building created drop-off issues. A parent praised teachers assisting students on day one, while officials seek smoother traffic and address budget questions tied to a pending county road statement and bond issue.
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Herald
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OMS
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Loyd Builders
Ottawa High School
Wendy Fuller
the Herald
Gas prices drift lower as voters weigh election promises
Editors note gasoline price declines track market forces rather than campaign pledges. A 2 cent drop per gallon over two weeks comes without a Dole tax cut, amid an 80 percent slide since May and possible further reductions from oil releases by Iraq.
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Yakima
Wash
Herald-Republic
Senate
Bob Dole
Congress
Iraq
Greenville
D.C
Federal Communications Commission
Clinton
Village values mocked in national politics over private warning
A Kansas tale of neighbors looking out for each other echoes amid a GOP critique of Hillary Clinton's It Takes a Village. The piece links a Thornburg visit gone unnoticed to broader debates on community, drugs, poverty, and the seemingly hollow promise of political slogans. It argues communities remain a stock of hope, while campaigns inflame division and ignore root causes.
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Ron Thornburg
Hays
Thornburg
Bob Dole
Russell
Hillary Clinton
Kansas
Cole
National Rifle Association
Government contact list for federal and Kansas officials
A compilation of contact details for top U S government and Kansas officials. Names include President Bill Clinton U S Sen Sheila Frohm U S Sen Nancy Kassebaum U S Rep Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius State Representatives Bill Feyerborn Ralph Tanner and State Senator Doug Walker with addresses telephone numbers and email/web contacts.
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White House
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Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frohm
Hart
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
House.gov
Brown
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feyerborn
Statehouse
Overbrook kindness from strangers in rural Kansas
Sunday near Overbrook a disabled car prompted local help from a school bus driver, Josh Thompson, Gary Thompson, and mechanic Ron Honker. They towed the vehicle, checked fuel issues, and reset an automatic fuel shut off valve, avoiding costly repairs. Gratitude to Kansas country folk.
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Leavenworth
Thompsons
Gary Thompson
Thompson
Josh
Mr. Honher
Kansas
No News Is a Brisk TV Story at 1968 Convention
A satirical preview notes media fear of empty coverage at the Chicago convention. It recalls San Diego and 1968 visuals, suggests interviewing cops and Hayden for historical contrast, and jests at Daley resisting a monument while keeping old police goodwill.
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Ted Koppel
Chicago
Tom Hayden
Hayden
Jane Fonda
Fonda
California
Richard Daley
Richard J. Daley
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Nixon
Daley
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