Supreme Court OKs Sobriety Checkpoints in Kansas
Kansas Supreme Court unanimously ruled police may set up roadblocks to catch drunken drivers even without a specific enabling law. Justice Fred Six said such checkpoints fall under generally authorized police powers, overturning a lower court ruling. The decision follows an earlier 1983 ruling allowing checkpoints and aims to shield motorists from intoxicated drivers while balancing rights.
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Guest Opinion on Royalty and Reality in a Splitting Tale
A guest editorial argues that the Charles and Diana split reveals a human side to royalty. It questions the need for perfect crowns and suggests ordinary struggles could humanize national symbols. A shift toward reality might preserve grace, ceremony, and pride while making monarchy easier to understand and love.
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Letters: OMS resolves band concert scheduling clash
A family with two children faced a scheduling clash for a sixth grader’s band concert and a fifth grader’s Christmas program. They called Ottawa Middle School, and Mr. Dale Fox arranged concerts at 6:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Gratitude was expressed to Mr. Fox and Garfield principal Mr. Ratliff for accommodating the children.
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Garfield
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Roberta Anderson
S. Hickory
Government contact list for Kansas and federal officials
A compiled contact directory includes President George Bush at The White House Washington DC 20500 and legislators such as Gov Joan Finney Topeka KS 66612 Sen Bob Dole Sen Nancy Kassebaum Rep Dick Nichols State Rep George Teagarden State Sen Dave Webb State Rep Walker Hendrix with corresponding Washington offices and telephone numbers for inquiry or requests.
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The Hitching Post and a Christmas Memory
An aging Ottawa man with a limp lived a frugal life in the late 1960s and early 1970s. A local High School student recalls his kindness and isolation, and three years ago her mother received a Christmas poem about their chance friendship that transformed a bleak street scene into shared humanity.
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Sleepy Hollow
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United Nations as a Front for World Rule Critique
A critical essay argues the United Nations is a front for wartime powers, lacking independent power, and easily used to enforce Western interests. It claims Security Council vetoes, selective action on Israel and Iraq, and a shift from peace to force under major powers. The piece accuses the UN of hypocrisy and domination by colonialist era nations.
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Ottawa readers push for better civic chatter and noted float
Letters complain about reaction to local events in Ottawa and clarify the fire department float was by the firefighters auxiliary, a volunteer group aiding crews on scene. They praise the float message A sound you can't tire without and question how many saw a firefighter rescuing a child. They call for publishing judges names, criticize light sentences. Mention September U.S. Senate tax talk on cigarette firms.
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Fire Department
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It's Your Quarter debate and a voting recount
The column recounts a vote 56 to 38 on an amendment to raise taxes and notes campaign contributions from tobacco PACs to Sen. Bob Dole totaling 47,400 over seven years. It also contains opinions on religion, education, gay rights, the Clinton presidency, Ottawa fire services, and a reader call for community dialogue with contact details.
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