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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1995
Page
3
Jim Hitch lauds Ottawa city manager Scott Lambers for navigating a crisis year. Lambers, praised as capable, quick to learn, and a steady problem solver, kept multiple projects on track while maintaining City Hall’s stability.
Ottawa Board of Education candidate Sam Sheldon weighs arguments against a new middle school and elementary construction citing high costs for new builds, maintenance, and adverse effects on the high school, versus claimed academic need for smaller classes and updated curricula. The piece questions why a second gym costlier than renovations was pursued first.
A retrospective on Babe Ruth's impact from his Baltimore origins to the 1920s era, detailing his rise as a pitcher and slugger, the 1919 Red Sox sale, the 1920 shift to the Yankees, the Dead Ball Era, and Ruth's lasting fame. It notes the 1927 Yankees dynasty and the Red Sox curse claim in Boston.
A letter from OMS parents lauds principal Steve Woolf for driving positive change at Ottawa Middle School. His leadership under TEAM and Teacher of the Month programs supports fair, realistic student needs and improves communication with PALS and Alternative School options.
An opinion column reminds readers that anonymous comments are not for personal attacks and urges watching C Span to follow Social Security Medicare veterans benefits and railroad retirement topics. It notes Ottawa Middle School’s north building houses 300 to 400 students with many seventh and eighth graders in the south building for arts and PE. It warns delaying the building proposal increases costs and recalls a past vote in the 1960s.
Residents discuss education, building quality, tax hikes, and teacher restructuring in Ottawa. Letters praise a local school, oppose new taxes, question patrol funding, and urge voting on board members. A caller invites further thoughts for the community forum It's Your Quarter with a contact number.
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