Pork and bacon in federal budget spark debate over waste
Citizens Against Government Waste claims 1 billion in pork and 9 billion in bacon in FY 1995. Critics dispute the classification of projects like Sen. Lautenberg’s 15 million Ellis Island bridge, arguing most would be locally funded and that debt concerns shape public opinion on federal spending.
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No kidding how Brits say it in common phrases
A World Features Syndicate report lists British terms for everyday items. It pairs common American words with their British equivalents such as chucker-out for bouncer and switchback for roller coaster, with examples like sausage to banger and jelly for gelatin dessert.
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George How
Great Britain
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Bobby Pin
Ironmonger
World Features Syndicate
Moran Warns Tax Cuts Strain Kansas School funding
Senator Jerry Moran argues tax cuts demand new revenues to avoid a funding shortfall for local schools as lawmakers debate car taxes. He warns cheap policies shift costs to local citizens via higher local option school taxes and cautions against joining a broader reckoning with revenue. The Kansas GOP shows deep fissures among five factions in a fracturing party.
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Jerry Moran
Moran
Hays
Senate
Century of the Big Lie and the Enola Gay exhibit
The piece argues perception shapes action and warns of propaganda efforts surrounding the Enola Gay exhibit. It criticizes Congress, the press, and academia for neglecting truth, urges zeroing out arts and humanities funding, and calls for reliance on firsthand accounts like Grant’s memoirs over modern biographies. It frames modern history as an era of secrecy and manipulation.
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Hiroshima
U.S
Congress
United States
National Endowment For the Arts
National Endowment For the Humanities
Corporation For Public Broadcasting
Oliver Stone
John F. Kennedy
Guy
Stone
Ulysses Grant
Grant
Ottawa man alleges racial bias in city hiring
A Kansas resident files with the Kansas Human Rights Commission alleging racial and gender bias in hiring at Ottawa power plant. He recounts interview questions, a test, and a supervisor slur. He cites witness statements and a 1995 city letter admitting bias and calls for state-level appeal.
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Ottawa
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City Hall
Les Wheat
Utilities
Director of Utilities
Wheat
City Commission
Tyson
Cummiskey
Ottawa forum on school bond issue slated at middle school
Ottawa residents can learn about the upcoming school bond issue at a PTA sponsored forum by current board members on Wednesday February 22 at 7 p.m. in the middle school multi purpose room. Board members will present information and answer public questions.
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Ottawa Middle School
PTA
Founders Day parade proposal sparks Ottawa high hopes
A Ottawa High School student advocates an annual spring Founders Day parade to boost community spirit and tourism, noting changes since the 1960s and referencing Public Law 94 142 on special education. The student emphasizes inclusion and education progress.
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Ottawa
Community Class Call-In: Evening Forum Seeks Feedback
Readers are invited to share thoughts in the “It’s Your Quarter” forum. Call 242-4700 after 8 p.m. and before 6 a.m. Monday to Thursday, and noon Saturday to 6 a.m. Monday. No calls accepted Friday nights.
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