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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 2000
Page
2
Ottawa Middle School faces a drop in band participation from 75 sixth graders to 34 seventh and eighth graders, threatening a future high school program. The article urges parental and educator support to sustain music education as a core part of schooling.
The piece argues education starts with basics in preschool and builds to advanced skills like figurative language and algebra. Parents support from early steps to college and employment, with teachers guiding reading, writing, and math along the way.
Readers may send hand signed letters with address and phone. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 Cedar Ottawa KS 64067 or email letters ottawaherald.com Submissions capped at 500 words and may be edited for space.
A list of political figures and offices including President Bill Clinton, U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Representative Jim Ryan, Governor Bill Graves, and state lawmakers Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner and Bill Feverborn with their respective Washington and Topeka addresses and phone numbers. The contact details span White House, Senate, House, and state capitol offices.
U S District Judge Sam A Crow ruled that displaying In God We Trust in Shawnee County offices does not violate church state separation. The American Civil Liberties Union lawsuit, by a self described pagan, was dismissed with the judge noting the suit was frivolous and the county may seek legal costs.
Kansas leaders gathered to discuss if the Electoral College should reflect the popular vote more closely. The panel weighed direct presidential election, district voting, and proportional allocation, noting potential benefits like voter turnout and candidate attention, while cautioning about unintended consequences and political resistance.
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