Kansas delegation keeps stance against public option
U S Rep Lynn Jenkins a freshman Republican from eastern Kansas faced Ottawa constituents arguing over a government run health plan. She and the GOP delegation oppose the public option citing private market reliance while Democrats urged incremental reform.
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Ottawa City Government and Education Overview
Ottawa operates under a mayor council system, then commission government since 1913, later adopting a city manager form in 1970. The five member city commission selects a mayor each year, with at large commissioner elections every odd year. Current officials include Mayor Blake Jorgensen and City Manager Richard Nienstedt.
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Rocky Fleer
Linda Reed
Gene Ramsey
Richard Nienstedt
Forest Park memories anchor Ottawa history
Beryl Hobbs, 97, recalls car and harness races at Forest Park after moving from Tribune in 1925. Cited memories include the park’s riverfront, the first swimming pool built in the 1920s, a water wheel, and a later ice rink. Local figures note a small zoo in the 1940s and the park’s role as host to the Power of the Past tractor show and OL Marais River Run car show, boosting Ottawa’s profile.
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Suspect in Tiller killing seeks anti abortion defense lawyer
Scott Roeder, 51, arraigned on first degree murder and aggravated assault charges for the May 31 shooting of abortion provider George Tiller in Wichita. He has told The Associated Press the killing was justified to save unborn lives and is in talks with Michael Hirsh, who once represented Paul Hill in Florida. Hirsh confirms discussions but says no retention yet while Roeder’s Sept. 21 trial date stands and a continuance may be sought.
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Paul Hill
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Hill
Florida Supreme Court
Hirsh
Kansas
Mark Rudy
Teen recovers from lightning strike in Kansas
In Medicine Lodge Kansas 14 year old Dakota Cody Lonker was airlifted to a Wichita hospital in critical condition after a lightning incident July 27. His great aunt said a watermelon sized chunk of concrete was knocked from a deck and Dakota fell. A Wichita doctor said he likely felt a jolt from the lightning but may not have been struck directly.
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Cody” Lonker
Wichita
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Jamie Lonker
Ruben Garcia
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