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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 2012
Page
5
Advice for parents on discussing traumatic events like Newtown with kids. Emphasizes openness, listening, age appropriate explanations, and using creative outlets to help children express emotions while avoiding overwhelming them. Encourages parental honesty and staying available.
Rebecca McFarland advises reassuring children after traumatic events, validating fears, and expressing love. Encourage emotional expression, foster empathy, and involve them in constructive activities through adults’ guidance, linking to Kansas State University Extension services in Frontier District No. 11.
A 2012 West Franklin survey shows 3 options for district facilities with Option 3 to keep all schools and improve existing ones gaining the most support among Appanoose Pomona and Williamsburg patrons. Yet the superintendent and board push Pomona build plan citing costs and enrollment declines.
A Reader Forum letter questions five years after West Franklin school consolidation. The writer argues the district offers no better athletics or academics and urges readers to vote no on funding for new schools, citing wasteful spending and higher taxes.
Editorial by Jeanny Sharp and syndicated columns by Rich Lowry and Donald Kaul examine the Newtown shooting through the lens of mental health policy. They discuss stigma, bed closures, and systemic flaws, with Lowry arguing for more psychiatric beds and Kaul pushing NRA reform while acknowledging limits.
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