Shop Local or Lose It Ottawa Faces Losses From Shopper Shifts
An opinion piece warns Ottawa residents that closing local shops and services—bowling alleys Hallmark stores and groceries—threatens community vitality. It cites Independence Missouri as a cautionary example where residents shifted to Wal-Mart and left downtown retailers adrift. The piece urges supporting local merchants to avoid further closures and preserve hometown options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Helton
Independence
Dillons
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Food 4
Dillon’s Clo
Sears
True Value
Kansas
Lawrence
Kansas City
Hallmark
Readers confront Middle East bias in two opinion pieces
A letter accuses Kelly Clark of branding Mrs. Hanan Ashrawi a terrorist and denounces C W Guswelle for blaming Palestinian failure on Arab bungling. The writer cites Shlaim and Said as corrective authorities and notes Christmas commentary mirrors broader confrontations over Israel and Palestine.
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Ottawa Herald
The
Kansas City Star
Middle East
Kelly Clark
Herald
Hanan Ashrawi
C.W. Guswelle
Star
Israel
Arab World
Ari Shlaim
Norton
Edward W. Said
Vintage
Random House
Ottawa
Shlaim
Oxford
Said
Palestine
America
Columbia University
Ashrawi
Guswelle
Jerusalem
Farm policy misfires hurt family farmers nationwide
A southern Indiana family farmer outlines concerns over corporate control in hogs and grain sectors. He cites Smithfield, Cargill, Tyson, and Premium Standard Farms and calls for bans on packer ownership and secret contracts, higher prices, a farmer owned grain reserve, and removal of the pork check off tax following a referendum. He urges Congress and USDA to defend democracy, food security, and diverse family farms.
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United States
Afghanistan
John Ashcroft
Homeland Security
Tom Ridge
Taliban
John Walker
Arabian Sea
Walker
National Family Farm Coalition
Indiana
U.S
Smithfield Companies
Cargill
Tyson Foods
Con-Agra
Archer Daniels Midland
Earth
America
Veneman
Congress
USDA
Gilbert Kleaving
NFFC
Nffc.net
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Eel Ieolare
Alliance
U.S. Navy
Bush
al-Qaida
Sisna
Kelly
Clark
Mideast
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Walter Rubel
Oltawaherald.com
Bill Gray
Oltawaharald.com
Kathy Miller
Otawaherald
Franklin County
Ken Kigevar
Ton Milibara
Ig’ Pan
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