Franklin County dairy farm debate tests KDHE stance
Residents clash over a proposed 1450 cow dairy near Perry and Hermreck homes with concerns about odor water contamination and property values. KDHE weighs revised land contiguity, Franklin County debates a 300 animal max moratorium while urging thorough study and possible support if deemed safe.
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Homer Perry
Perrys
Arlo
Sandra Hermreck
Tally Creek
John Coen
21St Century Alliance
Manhattan
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Caen
Ottawa
Eisenhower Road
Coens
Reader Forum Clarifies Medicare Claims and Help
In a reader forum letter to The Herald, Doris Ledom explains Medicare filing rules for providers. Participating physicians accept Medicare pay, with patients covering deductibles and 20 percent. nonparticipating providers file claims but bill patients for the full charge.
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Gratitude for Help After Car Lockout at McDonald's
Mary E Carriker thanks Ottawa residents for aid after getting locked out of her car at a McDonald’s over Thanksgiving weekend. She commends a gracious police dispatcher an efficient locksmith and helpful counter staff who made initial calls and allowed use of the store phone.
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McDonald’s
McDonald’s Counter
Ottawa
Mary E. Carriker Caney
Reader Forum submissions guidelines and address
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with the author’s address and phone number. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Dream voyage for Kansas flat land sailor becomes city waterway guide
Two years after sailing from Lake Perry Kansas to Jacksonville Florida on a 30 foot vessel named Telesis Steve Nichols, longtime Ottawan and Jacksonville waterfront director, guided an 183 foot three mast Europa into port for Jacksonville’s 17th annual Light Parade. The voyage and role connect Kansas roots to Florida city planning and riverfront operations. Dorothy Nichols notes in her Community Viewpoints column.
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Fla
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Missouri
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Florida
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Joe Ferns
Fort Scott Junior College
Northbank
Europa
City
Adam’s Mark Hotel
City Waterfront
Steve Nichols
Hamburg
Germany
Metropolitan Park
Jacksonville Landing
Jacksonville Jaguars
Baltimore _. Ravensfter
New York
Bermuda
Caribbean
Nichols
City of Orange Park
Atlantic
Kansas City
Coast Guard
Missouri River
Kansas
Dorothy Nichols
Media critique of Afghan war coverage and policy
Charley Reese argues that U S television and Pentagon messaging misrepresent the Afghan war. He criticizes limited access for reporters, Washington briefings as the main source, and maps that mislead. He warns that expanding strikes could widen conflict with the Muslim world and damage the U S economy more than the terrorists did.
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Washington
Texas
Beaumont
el Paso
Osama bin Laden
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Iraq
Syria
Lebanon
Somalia
Sudan
Libya
Charley Reese
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