Ottawa community set hopeful resolutions for 1999
A local 1999 greeting outlines goals for Ottawa and Franklin County. Initiatives include designating a Main Street city, highway improvements on US 59, reopening Old Depot Museum, developing a cultural center, boosting downtown retail and housing, and reusing the historic middle school. The piece urges listening, practicality, affordable housing, and renewed community spirit.
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New Year Resolutions Offer Satirical Civilian Outlook
Charley Reese humorously lists ten resolutions from avoiding Everest to reading Henry James, pledging to stay civil while noting media distortions. He jokes about celebrity controversies, White House lunches, lemon icebox pie, fishing goals, and learning to play Dixie, urging occasional media fasts for mental health.
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Reader Forum letters sought with signatures and contact details
The Ottawa Herald calls for reader opinions in its Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand-signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Letters should be mailed to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or sent by email to letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
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Kansas urged to fund long term tobacco prevention plan
Reader Forum condemns Philip Morris ads and calls for a sustained Kansas program funded from tobacco settlement proceeds. The piece cites 11 000 Kansas youths start smoking yearly and 4 000 adult tobacco deaths, urging community led, company independent prevention and cessation efforts.
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Incredible Man of the Year picks Linda Tripp
Don Kaul's column crowns Linda Tripp as the 1998 Incredible Man of the Year for shaping Lewinsky tapes and political fallout. The piece lampoons other figures, awarding humorous honors to Newt Gingrich, Larry Flynt, Paula Jones, Dennis Rodman, and Taliban leadership, ending with contact to Kaul.
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