Hope House expands to include lifestyle support for families
Ottawa's Hope House, an ad sponsored charity serving Franklin County for over a decade with clothing and shelter, seeks to broaden aid to include parenting training, coping skills, and self sufficiency programs. It urges more church involvement as welfare reforms leave some families with limited benefits.
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Ottawa
Hope House
Franklin County
Helping Hand
Reader Forum on Public Schools and Funding
A reader defends the education establishment against David Awbrey's criticisms of public schools. He notes accreditation standards and core subject goals as improvements, compares funding declines to inflation, and argues Kansas lags in per-pupil spending while many states have raised theirs. He urges belief in world-class public schooling as a birthright.
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David Awbrey
Herald
Fordham Foundation
Kansas
Awbrey
Reader Forum submissions guidelines at The Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com Submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Leters
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Political Contact Listings Across Washington and Kansas
A fragmented OCR listing of political contacts includes names and addresses for President Bill Clinton, U.S. senators Pat Robards and Sam Brownback, U.S. Rep Jim Ryan, Gov Bil Graves, State Sen Robert Tyson, and additional Kansas offices with inconsistent spellings and corrupted details. The page shows office buildings in Washington, D C and Topeka with phone numbers and web addresses, plus stray fragments.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Robards
Hart Senate
Pat
We’ve got the worst of both medical systems in play
The piece argues that health care costs are driven by a supposed free market and by the Medicare Medicaid structure. It blames private insurers for third party payment and claims HMOs ration care while advocating a uniform government paid system for all. It criticizes politicians and Hillary Clinton’s approach.
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Bill Bradley
al Gore
United States
Congress
Lyndon Johnson
Mid-Dle
Hillary Clinton
Groundhog Day shadows in Bush Gore campaign march
Bush and Gore face extended battles for the nomination after New Hampshire. McCain defeats Bush, presses on in South Carolina and Arizona while Forbes falters. Bradley keeps hammering Gore as Bush debates strategy, with open contests ahead and funds shaping the race.
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Walter R. Mears
Washington
George W. Bush
al Gore
Bush
John McCain
New Hampshire
Gore
Bill Bradley
Bradley
McCain
Steve Forbes
Iowa
Delaware
South Carolina
Forbes
Arizona
Michigan
Virginia
California
Judd Gregg
Voter News Service
Edmund S. Muskie
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Bil Graves
State Capitol
Topako
State
Robert Tyson
Topeka
Sale Cochen KS
Elian
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
Groundhog
Rolanpherey
Ralanp Alley
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau