A Quiet New Year Hope In A Noisy Year
Editorial urges cautious celebration as New Year 2000 nears. Warns of terrorism risks and Y2K fears while noting Seattle cancels events and Hays faces a bomb threat. Local volunteers and power-plant workers stand ready, and readers are urged to avoid drinking and driving for a safe, happy new year.
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State Department
Federal Aviation Administration
Seattle
Hays
Kansas
Ottawa
Kansas City Power and Light
John D. Montgomery
The
Ottawa Herald
Readers oppose Highway 59 plan and urge a simpler route
A reader urges Franklin County leaders to abandon the proposed Highway 59 path that would split farms and homes. They advocate improving existing Highway 59, using the I-35 interchange at mile 193, and routing the highway north to skirt LeLoup and Baldwin, reducing land loss and costs while easing future traffic. The letter cites Walmart lobbying, farm disruption, and long-term planning concerns.
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Franklin County
Wal-Mart
Ottawa
Kansas Department of Transportation
Ottawa Industrial Park
LeLoup
Santa Fe Railroad
Baldwin
Midland Railroad
Lawrence
Working mothers rights and workplace protections
A mother shares how ADA and FMLA protections apply to parents of children with disabilities, noting many employers lack clear policies. She urges working women to research maternity leave and family medical leave options, understand pay, benefits, and job protection, and know stress-related protections.
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Nina
Western leaders blamed for cruelty in Yugoslavia crisis
A critical view accuses NATO and Western democracies of arrogance and cruelty in Yugoslavia and Iraq. It claims sanctions harm civilians, international law is violated, and Western oil interests drive policy. The piece questions NATO’s legitimacy and alleges geopolitical motives behind war actions.
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Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
NATO
Milosevic
Iraq
United States
Great Britain
Kosovo
Bill Clinton
Soviet Union
Russia
Turkey
Europe
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