Air-conditioning fund eyed to cool all district schools
Superintendent Harvey Ludwick leads an effort to raise nearly 17 000 on day one for a 63 unit air conditioning program costing about 38 000. Electrical work at four elementary schools already underway will enable cooling this year with some classrooms cooled this fall. Teachers’ contract talks remain at impasse amid court action over start days. district aims for improved contact time and pupil comfort.
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Reader Forum guidelines for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters including the author’s address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067. Letters may be edited for space.
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Empty Nest Blues Turn Into Fridge Gains For Kaul Family
Donald Kaul reflects on children leaving home as autumn arrives. He jokes about loneliness, but admits relief at gaining access to the fridge. He recalls teenage mishaps, a daughter who bathes for days, and a final daughter who moves to Boston, concluding he’d still choose parenthood again.
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Kaul
Rachel
Boston
Kennedy affair claims and a model sues over broken engagement
A Swedish woman on 20-20 alleges she had an affair with John F Kennedy when she was 21 and he 36. Separately in Los Angeles, model Kelly Fisher sues Dodi al Fayed for breach of contract after a broken engagement, saying he gave rings and a check that bounced. Gloria Allred represents Fisher.
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von Post
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Fayed
Pat
Kingsley
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America
Jack Kennedy
Gloria Allred
Camelot
Dream Homes praised by readers over disputed house
A reader letter defends Dream Homes Inc claiming fair treatment in a dispute over an incomplete house completed in March 1997. The writers praise the firm’s workmanship and ethics, urge objective reporting, and suggest building codes as community benefit. They note officials toured the home, and Dream Homes declined to respond.
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Dream Homes
Ottawa Herald
Charles and
Sandra Cain
Florida Road
Pomona
Franklin County
Adopting a Pet From the Local Shelter
Sharon Haney of Ottawa shares a positive experience adopting a puppy from the local shelter. She praises the staff for their caring attitude and careful matching, urges others to consider shelter pets, and emphasizes spaying and neutering to curb unwanted animals.
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Sharon Haney
Ottawa
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