Cold Tonight With Brisk Winds Across The Area
Tonight will be much colder with brisk winds and lows around 20. Tuesday brings partly cloudy skies and highs in the lower 30s. Tuesday night remains partly cloudy with lows near the upper teens. Weather page ten.
Shuttle blastoff tile theory gains traction in Columbia tragedy
NASA engineers sift through data from the space shuttle Columbia disaster noting a rise in left side temperatures and stronger wind resistance before disintegration over Texas. Officials caution the findings are preliminary and other theories remain possible as investigations continue.
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Cape Canaveral
Fla
NASA
Columbia
Texas
Shuttle
Ron Dittemore
Dittemore
Sean O'Keefe
O'Keefe
CBS
Churches mourn loss of Columbia space shuttle crew
A Kansas community joins nationwide mourning after the Columbia disaster. Ottawa church members hear a sermon on being near home yet losing the eternal path. Faith leaders cite courage and sacrifice as prayers flow for the astronauts, their families, and NASA staff.
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Ottawa
Community Revival Center Church
Dan Oglesby
Bush
NASA
Oglesby
Donna Wasserfallen
United Methodist Church of
Wellsville
First United Methodist Church
Mary Royse
Lawrence
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church
Charles Politka
Jesus
Iraq
Victor Nixon
Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church
Little Rock
Ark
Grace Community Church
Johnson Space Center
Houston
Columbia
Rick Husband
Legislators weigh budget crisis at Ottawa coffee
State lawmakers including Sen. Bob Tyson and Reps. Feuerborn Holland and Dreher joined a Saturday budget talk in Ottawa. The House backed Gov. Sebelius's plan with two amendments. Senate foes keep it stalled. The plan keeps school aid but preserves a $25 per pupil cut and adds fuel for a future liability to fund cleanup.
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Feuerborn
Republican House
Holland
Legislars
Students reflect on feelings after another national tragedy
Seventh graders at Ottawa Christian Academy mourn the Columbia disaster alongside memories of Sept. 11. Principal Dan Ogelsby notes weekly current events focus and immediate discussions after events. Students express sorrow for families and concern about Israel, international impact, and future implications.
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Tim Oglesby
Ottawa Christian Academy
Dan Ogelsby
Ogelsby
Jacob Oglesby
Israel
Rejeana Mustain
Columbia
Ashley Bjorgaard
Laurie Sisk
Callie Dunlap
Lea Hogsett
Jenna Oglesby
Dan Oglesby
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Laurie Silk
Sacred Heart School
Feuverborn
Tyson