Ottawa on a Roll Year 1995 Spurs Local Growth
Ottawa rises with retail and industrial expansion in 1995. Wal Mart projects plus Maurice's On Cue openings, Heartland China Lester Builders, Duke moves, Havens Steel and Midwest Cabinet shifts. Holiday Inn Express Antique Mall and new restaurant boost economy as housing grows, signaling momentum and healthier local economy.
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Ottawa
Maurice’s
Heartland China
Lester Builders
Midwest Cabinet
Duke
Designer Products
Havens Steel
Ottawa Truck
Holiday Inn Express
Second
Walnut
Ford-Lincoln-Mercury
N. Main
Jim Hitch
It's Your Quarter Forum Letter Calls For New Leaders
A reader rails against a president sending soldiers to Bosnia while criticizing domestic leaders. The caller questions courage, law, and accountability, urging replacement and inviting community input via a local forum and phone line with specified hours.
The Hitching Post Sees Change at The Hays Daily News
The author reflects on leaving Ottawa for Hays to become editor and publisher of The Hays Daily News. He recalls joining The Herald 1,344 Hitching Posts ago in 1987 at age 50, facing retirement thoughts, and choosing a bold move despite uncertainty. He names John Montgomery as successor at The Hawk Eye.
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Ottawa
Hays Daily News
The
Herald
John Montgomery
Hawk Eye
Burlington
Iowa
Fathers and adoption rights in unmarried pregnancies spark debate
A West Virginia jury awarded Dr. John Kessel nearly 8 million dollars after he claimed a mother and her family deprived him of the chance to block an adoption. The case, connected to a Canadian adoption where paternal rights are limited, argues for birth within wedlock and stronger upfront paternal commitment.
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John Kessel
Hickory
N.C
Huntington
W. Va
Kessel
West Virginia
Canada
Murphy Brown
Commentator questions judgment after Ethan Kane killing
A TV commentator argues Kane was not at fault but engaged in risky behavior by being in a car behind his North Side home at 4 am. The piece broadens to critique dangerous hours, crime, and societal attitudes, suggesting better judgment would prevent such deaths and noting a harsh memory of a milkman father.
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Hile
Kane
Ethan Kane
Chicago
New York
Khaled Ibrahim
Yousef Salim Ali
Green Bay
Wis
Oslo
Norway
Khaled
Yousef
West
Kim
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United States
Bosnia
Aily Ys
Cartoon Corner
Hays
Florence
Joyce
Ottawa Herald
Kathleen Parker
Tribune Media Service
Nebraska
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