U S 59 Route Chosen Splits Franklin County Opinions
The Federal Highway Administration announced the selected 18 mile U S 59 route linking Lawrence to I 35 at a cost of 210 3 million. Ottawa area leaders urged a business route into town while residents warned the seven year transition could shift Main Street traffic and maintenance costs to Franklin County.
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Franklin County
Federal Highway Administration
Pleasant Grove
Ottawa
U.S. 59
Kansas Department of Transportation
Lawrence
Reno Road
Main
Thanksgiving notes clouded by political ranting in letters
A letter from Bill Farrow complains about the stock market, calls the president an idiot, and accuses Republicans of pollution and vouchers violating church and state. A responder counters with gratitude for economic resilience, praise for the president, and defense of vouchers, asserting personal faith and patriotism.
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Bill Farrow
Iraq
Farrow
Reader Forum submissions urged with signatures and address
The Ottawa Herald invites reader letters to the Reader Forum. Submissions must be handwritten with full address and phone number and sent to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S. Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or emailed to letters ottawaherald.com. Letters should not exceed 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Kansas Contacts for National and State Officials
Readout lists Washington and Topeka offices for President George Bush many U S senators and representatives with street addresses in Washington D C Topeka Kansas plus phone numbers and website addresses for Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Jim Ryun Governor Bill Graves State Senator Robert Tyson and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerborn.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Critics dismiss Harvard cell phone study as cost driven junk
In a satirical critique, Kelly Clark derides a Harvard risk analysis linking cell phone use to traffic crashes as flawed and inflated. The piece mocks the money and time spent on research, noting incomplete data and dubious conclusions while calling for accountability in funded studies.
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Harvard
Harvard Center For Risk Analysis
Don’t make Jesus birthday about greed
George H Russell urges a return to simple Christmas worship focusing on giving and reflection. He lists nine actions to limit commercialism before Dec 12, including charitable acts, religious guidance, and handmade decorations, while condemning the modern festival of greed. He notes his activism against the death penalty and his roles with The Patriot Network and Universal Ethician Church.
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George H. Russell
Jesus
Christ
Star of Bethlehem
Mary and Joseph
Egypt
Mary
Huntsville
Texas
City of
Patriot Network
Universal Ethician Church
Salvationnetwork.org
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Topeka
State
Robert Tyson
Tyson
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Ralph Tanner
Tanner
Bill Feuerborn
Feuerborn
House
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Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Jsharp
Fox
Stacy Cohen
Scohen
Linda Brown
Brown
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Bill Gray
Bgray
Tim Millbern
Cedar
Kelly Clark
Dedlineink
Sisna
Helen Wek Post
Kelly
Clark
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