Ottawa votes 4-1 to delay public building commission vote
Ottawa city commissioners reject a special election for the public building commission, signaling a 90 day delay to revive the charter ordinance. They cite the need to educate voters while addressing distrust sparked by past unrevealed plans. The measure aims to fund recreation facilities but faces concerns about broader power and future projects.
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Ottawa
Public Buildings Commission
Public Building Commission
Deb Henningsen
Plex
Building Commission
Forest Park
Recreation Commission
School Board
Farm Bureau urged to support agriculture land use
A reader backs farming interests and Ron Dunbar, arguing urban growth must yield land for agriculture. He defends large feedlots, cites clean operations and fly control, notes manure use on fields, and says farming requires space to keep prices reasonable. He contends neighbors trade grain and hay with feedlots.
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Farm Bureau Association
Ron Dunbar
Kansas
Scott City
Please return statue to grave in Highland Cemetery
A reader requests the return of a small eagle head statue with a flag missing from a grave at Highland Cemetery between December 10 and December 17. The family notes sentimental value tied to 9/11 and the veteran service of the dad, asking for the item to be reattached to the base.
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Highland Cemetery
Dee (Nitcher
Huske
Political Contacts and Office Addresses for Kansas Figures
A fragmented list provides contact details for federal and state representatives and senators related to Kansas. It includes addresses in Washington, D.C., and Topeka, with phone numbers and partial website references for Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Jim Ryan Bill Graves Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner and Bill Feverborn, though several entries are garbled or incomplete.
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President Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pataroberts
Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Sam
Rural Kansas Democrats seek cross party redistricting coalition
In Topeka Democrats push to unite with rural Republicans over the 2002 redistricting. They warn GOP maps could dilute Dem influence by packing or splitting districts while Republicans argue population shifts justify changes. Senate leaders consider cross party cooperation to preserve cores.
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Senate
Anthony Hensley
Joan Finney
GOP
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Hays
Kansas
Hensley
Paul Feleciano
Wichita
Stan Clark
Boakley
Janis Lee
Kensington
Lee
Clark
House
Tim Huelskamp
R-Fowler
Northwest Kansas
Johnson County
Northwest
Derek Schmidt
R-Independence
Senate Agriculture Committee
Private plumbing checkup reveals colonoscopy humor
Joe Klock Sr shares a humorous personal account of a colonoscopy experience in Key Largo Florida. The column urges men over fifty to consult their doctors for bowel health and to consider screening every five years, referencing Katie Couric’s publicized scope.
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Joe
Bill Clinton
John
Beltway
Katie Couric
NBC
Dr. John
Joe Klock
Key Largo
Fla
Joeklock
Aol.cay
the KlockWorks, Inc
Island Drive
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Richmond
Bill Graves
Topeka
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Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
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S. Cedar
Walter Rubel
Tubel
Fox
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Byray
Franklin County
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Onawa
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Tin Midibern
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Cedar
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