Local push to pick U S 59 route shifts to officials
Kansas officials met with State Transportation Secretary Dean Carlson to decide the U S 59 corridor between Lawrence and Ottawa. Local leaders may decide whether to back KDOT’s preferred 101 alignment or pursue the existing route, with about 70 property owners affected and a Jan 15 deadline. The four lane freeway remains on the table, while local officials bear the political fallout.
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Dean Carlson
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Ottawa
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Baldwin
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What happened to Ottawa’s vanished downtown stores
Scott Weber from Grayson Georgia laments Ottawa’s fading Main Street with Budges Litwins Sheldon Wassmers Drakes Gambles Otasco Quinn Woolworth Scotts Boyers stores gone. He recalls Penney’s burn and Safeway A P Pence closures, notes Rex still cuts hair and local shops like Didde’s Briscoe Kramer’s persist. He visits Old Depot Museum’s 1930s video and wonders about Clathes secret and Ottawa’s past prosperity. He ends worrying about parking tickets on Main Street.
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Litwins
Sheldons
Wassmers
Drakes Bakery
Gambles
Otasco
Quinn Furniture
Woolworth
Scotts
Boyers
Safeway
A&p
Rex
Didde
Briscoe
Kramers
Old Depot
Clathe
T Am
Scott Weber Grayson
Georgia
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Andy Kaufman on campus and his legendary act
A senior at the University of Northern Colorado recalls Andy Kaufman during his 1980 tour. The piece describes Kaufman as a unique comic who created bizarre scenarios, pushed buttons, and staged controversial feats including wrestling women and provoking confrontations on TV.
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University of Northern Colorado
Kaufman
Jim Carrey
Latka Gravas
Andy
Mr. Kaufman
Michael Richards
Saturday Night Live
Bob Zmuda
Zmuda
Bradley and McCain push anti soft money pact hope
The column argues Bradley and McCain vow to reject soft money from special interests if nominated, but notes two flaws: parties unlikely to follow the plan and Supreme Court rulings that money equals speech. It contrasts Bush's ethanol stance with McCain and Bradley’s positions, calling out hypocrisy and urging voter skepticism.
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John McCain
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Chicago Cubs
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Des Moines
Iowa
George W. Bush
Texas
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