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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2012
Page
7
A former patient recalls years at Osawatomie State Hospital in 2002 and 2012 critiquing conditions under Sam Brownback. He alleges restricted cigarettes, scarce food, locked rooms, forced bathroom trips, and inadequate medications, urging reforms and expressing concern for long-term residents.
A Franklin County official offers prayers for Connecticut victims and promises ongoing school safety assessments. He stresses not blaming others, commends local law enforcement Ot tawa Police Department and Wellsville Police Department for safeguarding children, and commits to enhanced training and threat response.
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with address and phone number to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas or email letters ottawaherald com Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space grammar and clarity.
A concise directory lists key political figures and offices in Kansas and Washington. United States representatives Lynn Jenkins and Pat Roberts, senator Jerry Moran, senator Sam Brownback as governor, and Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt are shown with office addresses and phone numbers for constituent outreach.
In Ottawa district Garfield Elementary students led by BRAVES and with teacher support, raised more than 500 for Gary Wilson and families facing illness. A lollipop sale plus sponsor contributions spread caring beyond November’s focus, showing how small ideas grow when students unite.
Kansas agriculture figure John Schlageck notes lawmakers focus on the fiscal cliff while a five year farm bill remains uncertain. Mary Kay Thatcher of the American Farm Bureau warns 38 programs from the 2008 bill expired, urging a one year extension and addressing livestock disaster aid, food stamps, and crop insurance. Thatcher calls rural voters to engage Congress, stressing that most people misunderstand nutrition funding and farm program funding shares.
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