Ottawa moves large city hall district library amid big moves
Ottawa undertook a major relocation as city staff moved from city hall to the former Franklin Savings building. The school district relocated administration to the old city hall, with temporary middle school facilities set up at Ottawa High School and nearby vocational buildings. The library expanded into the Franklin building’s other half, moving its bulk of collection with heavy volunteer involvement.
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Ottawa
Ottawa City
Old City Hall
Fourth and
Walnut
Franklin Savings
First
Hickory
Ottawa High School
Vocational Education
Franklin
John D. Montgomery
Government poll lacks substance in state candidate survey
The secretary of state promotes a five part statewide survey with Kansas League of Women Voters and Kansas Press Association. It covers qualifications, prison funding, welfare privatization, school finance and top priorities. Critics urge banning government promoted surveys and those avoiding tough issues.
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Kansas League of Women Voters
Kansas Press Association
Press Association
John Marshall Harris News Service
Kansas
FDR on the Wall and Chicago Politics in the Blue Sky Lounge
A Chicago veteran recalls a large FDR portrait in the Blue Sky Lounge on Milwaukee Avenue and a life shaped by Democratic loyalty. He details 1930s 40s city corruption, family struggle, and how Tony and Joey the fruit market brothers helped save the tavern license, illustrating the era’s safety nets beyond the White House.
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Milwaukee Avenue
Chicago
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Stanley the Mooch
Fdr
Lake Forest
Chicago Machine
Ed Kelly
Pat Nash
Roosevelt
Tony
Joey
Outfit
White House
Washington
Welfare reform sparks questions on job availability
Editors weigh in on Clinton’s welfare bill noting its flaws in funding for work programs and safety nets, then shift to campaign season finances and tobacco policy, arguing core issues of public funding and addiction. The pieces urge fixes where markets and policy lag while critiquing political appearances and subsidies.
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Star Tribune
Minneapolis
Clinton
Congress
Valley Daily News
Kent
Wash
San Diego
Post-Crescent
Appleton
Wis
Big Tobacco
Reader Forum defense of Judge Sachse sparks letters debate
A reader-defender rebuts Jay Bemis over Bemis editorial implying bias in District Court Judge Thomas Sachse. The writer rejects sensational speculation, asserts Sachse’s commitment to fair trials, and lauds his integrity while challenging critics who doubt his motives.
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Jay Bemis
Thomas Sachse
Bemis
Sachse
Paula Ellis
O.J. Simpson
Jay
America
Star Chamber
England
Kansas
Judge Sachse
Where's the beef in '96 Clinton Dole clash
Reader forum critique labels Bill Clinton as power driven and corrupt, cites Filegate and Foster death, and portrays Dole as opportunistic on NAFTA GATT. The piece argues both leaders share internationalist, tax-tilting stances. Buchanan options urged. Readers urged to submit signed opinions.
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Clinton
Dole
Filegate
FBI
Clinton White House
Bill Clinton
Faust
Ron Brown
Joycelyn Elders
U.S
George Bush
Bob Dole
Clin
Vince Foster
Europe
Southeast Asia
Mena, Ark
Arkansas
Washington
Edward Moser
Clintons
Congress
San Lens
GOP
Nafta
Gatt
Newt Gingrich
Colin Powell
Buchanan
America
Israel
Cole
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