Vision Ottawa Herald seeks public input for 10 year plan
Share Vision Ottawa Herald and Vision project steering committee invite residents to comment on weekly topics via two websites mail or in person at the Vision goals summit. The campaign runs ten weeks shaping Ottawa's comprehensive plan for the next 10 to 15 years with Tuesday editorials posing questions and proposed answers.
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Reader Forum on Prairie Spirit rail trail finances and KDWP concerns
Reader notes KDWP figures show total Prairie Spirit Trail expenses at 85038.68 with direct costs for repairs 9458.01 and manager salary 32695.20. Permit receipts for 2001 total 3816.23 while 2000 permits were 6556. author presses for fiscal accountability.
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Is the United States at war or fighting a concept of terrorism
In a columnist voice, the piece questions whether the United States is truly at war after Sept 11. It argues the conflict lacks a conventional enemy and clear battles, noting air superiority in Afghanistan, limited ground combat, and rising defense spending while debating impacts on social programs and deficits. It cites Rumsfeld on victory standards and warns against redefining war.
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Pretend reforms and politics shape education policy
In this opinion piece the author argues Washington and state leaders use education as a political cudgel. They criticize shallow polling, Leave No Child Behind, increased testing, and funding shifts while praising targeted reforms like all day kindergarten and universal pre school. The piece links poverty, taxes, and crime to education outcomes and urges real reform driven by local and state responsibility.
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