Editorial on Cheating Plague and School Support
An editorial argues that teacher integrity and strong district backing are essential to curb cheating and plagiarism. It cites Piper High School where a biology teacher's zero for plagiarism led to parent protests, board reversal, and resignations, plus broader concerns across Franklin County about board support and teacher retention.
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Piper
Christine Pelton
Pelton
Kansas University
Turnitin
Barton County Community College
BCCC
Weldon Law
Franklin County
Applause for City of Ottawa and Ottawa Taxi
A reader applauds Ottawa for restoring electricity and praises Ottawa Taxi for providing free rides to shelters during the storm. The writer thanks volunteers from across the United States and urges city officials to acknowledge the taxi service, suggesting compensation or thanks.
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Ottawa
United States
Ottawa Taxi
Honest Ottawan returns billfold in Ottawa
Bill Adams of Haysville recounts finding his name on a lost billfold in Ottawa on January 21 while dining at Sirloin Stockade. A coincidental encounter with a stranger who also shares the same name led to the billfold's return and a gesture of goodwill toward the kind Ottawa residents.
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Sirloin Stockade
Bill Adams
Ottawa
Haysville
Reader Forum guidelines for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and telephone. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or email letters ottawa herald.com. Letters must be under 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
The Conservative Smirk in Politics and Power
The piece critiques Conservative behavior, spotlighting their use of the term unlawful combatants for detainees at Guantanamo. It contrasts allies’ views, cites Human Rights Watch, and notes Powell’s call for case by case judgments, while profiling notable smirks from Cheney, Lott, Gramm, DeLay, and others.
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Cuba
Dick Cheney
Guantanamo Bay
Europe
China
Kenneth Roth
Human Rights Watch
United States
Afghanistan
Colin Powell
Washington Times
Bush
Powell
George Bush
Milton Friedman
Tammy Faye
Trent Lott
Senate
Phil Gramm
Texas
Tom DeLay
George Will
Rush Limbaugh
William Kristol
John McLaughlin
Linda Chavez
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Donald Kaul
Washington
Des Moines Register
Bush's axis of evil label analyzed by Kengor
Paul Kengor argues the phrase shapes public thinking on North Korea alongside Iraq and Iran. He notes North Korea's dire famine, stark dictatorship, and vast weapons programs funded by drug production and counterfeit money, contrasting with South Korea's market system and the Reagan era frame.
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North Korea
Paul Kengor Gove
Saddam Hussein
Bush
Iraq
Iran
Ayatollah
Korean Peninsula
South Korea
America
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Soviet Union
Ussr
United States
Moscow
Warsaw
East Berlin
Budapest
Bucharest
Paul Kenger
Grove City College
God
Gcc
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