Arctic Winter Grips Ottawa Area With Ice and Cold
Ottawa experiences freezing drizzle and plummeting temperatures with dangerous wind chill. Schools and residents adapt as harsher conditions loom, while local groups collect blankets and seek aid for the needy through Hope House.
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ECEAN
Ottawa High School
SADD
Westminister Presbyterian Church
Town and Country
Orscheln
Hope House
If Santa Were a Woman A Sentimental Look
A playful reflection on gender and Christmas wish lists exploring how a female Santa might handle sleighs, deliveries, and outfits. The narrator imagines better empathy for shoppers, routes, and home and wonders how stereotypes would shift in a more inclusive holiday.
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Santa Claus
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Grandma
Iowa
Kansas
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Angie
Gollier’s 12-6-00 column on preserving the Constitution
A reader quotes Bud Gollier urging Americans to defend the U S Constitution against judges and parties. The writer praises freedom, the nation’s beauty, and the privilege of living in the United States, expressing lifelong respect and a pledge to fight to preserve rights.
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Bud Gollier
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United States of America
Canada
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic Ocean
Pacific Ocean
SADD expresses gratitude for donor support
Ottawa High School Students Against Destructive Decisions extends thanks to numerous businesses and individuals for their donations. The contributions will fund expanded activities this year, aiding SADD’s goals. Signed by Summer Brown, Amanda Paul, Erin Maxwell, Megan Meloche, and Marilyn Sigmund.
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Ottawa
Adamson Bros
American Family Insurance Norris
Andy’s Wrecker & Repair
Brandywine Liquors
East Central Kansas Area
Gregory T. Dulos
Heartland Pulmonary & Internal Medicine
John M. Brockway
Kansas State Bank
Kramer Drug
Lamb-Roberts-Heise Funeral Home
Linda Tucker- Longaberger
Lindale Grain Co
Mages Veterinary Clinic
Midwest Water & Sewer Supply
O’leary
OHS
Servant Leaders Thrive in Kansas Legislature
Kansas lawmakers work through cliques and clashes to govern, with GOP moderates and conservatives sharing leadership. The piece frames servant leadership as key, praising coalition building, humility, and a focus on common ground over ideological rigidities. Sam Brownback’s example is cited as embracing service over ego in government.
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GOP
House
Senate
Kent Glasscock
Bill Graves
Dave Kerr
Lana Oleen
Sandy Praeger
Capitol
Glasscock
Kerr
U.S. Congress
George W. Bush
Jesus
Assemblies of God
Sam Brownback
Congress
Readers' Forum guidelines for Letters to the Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald outlines how readers can submit Letters to the Readers Forum. Letters must be 500 words or less and include name, address, and daytime phone number. Editing for length and clarity is possible, and readers may send one letter per month.
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