Ottawa youth crime forum urges united action and study
About 20 attendees heard two Koch Crime Commission speakers explain gangs, causes, signs, and youth offender experience in Hutchinson. Ottawa leaders, chamber sponsorship, and city officials organized the session to form a local youth violence task force and sustain momentum against rising youth crime.
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Ottawa
Koch Crime Commission
Joan Finney
Wichita
Hutchinson
John D. Montgomery
Support rally for Ottawa Middle School teens tonight
Several Ottawa churches organize a non denominational youth rally in the middle school's multi purpose room from 7 to 10 p m. The event offers singing games skits a magic performance videos and free pop and pizza aimed at keeping teens engaged in a wholesome alcohol and drug free setting. Everyone is welcome and the churches see youth groups as a community resource.
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Ottawa
Weekend Visitations With a Chicken Pox Strain
A father recounts a strained custody weekend as his daughter, nicknamed Pox Woman, battles chicken pox. The ex-wife manages medical care and offers distant reassurance about future shingles, while the father wrestles guilt over medicating and disruption to home life.
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Jay
Shaye
Dad
Mom
Webster’s
Webster's
Wichita
Campaigns as horse races in American politics
The piece argues that coverage treats candidates as horses in a race while overlooking usable voting data. It notes financiers and insiders drive early results, shaping which candidates win primaries, as money and influence, not merit, steer outcomes.
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America
The
Woodlands
Bob Dole
Bill Clinton
White House
Open Letter Urges Repeal of Federal Reserve Act
Ottawa residents Crawford Marshall Werth Hone ycutts and Terry Roberts sign an open letter urging Senators Dole and Kassebaum and Representative Brownback to repeal the Federal Reserve Act, warning of insolvency by 1997 and calling for immediate legislation.
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Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Sam Brownback
Woodrow Wilson
U.S
Federal Reserve System
Central Bank
W.E. Crawford Marshall Werth Thelma Honeycutt
Robert Honeycutt
Terry Roberts
All of
Ottawa
Vision disease inquiry from Swedish research report
A reader inquires about macular degeneration research from Sweden. He cites Dr. Bjorn Tengroth of St. Erik's Eye Hospital and asks when fetal cell transplants were performed and when such treatment might be available for dry macular degeneration. He notes legal blindness since 1985 and requests updates on vision research.
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Kansas
Sweden
Bjorn Tengroth
St. Erik’s Eye Hospital
Stockholm
City commissioners pay sparks budget rethink in Ottawa
Residents urge re evaluation of pay for city commissioners and overall budget ahead of the next election. A voter thanks a helper who assisted with a stalled vehicle and voices concerns about funding for a new middle school versus keeping private schooling. Citizens question why 50 000 set aside for a trail cannot fund an ambulance and improved light signaling.
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Ottawa
It's Your Quarter calls for civic focus and bike theft note
A citizen urging county commissioners to prioritize public safety and sensible street planning. The message mentions returning a blue bike pump from a yellow three wheeler, notes traffic signals south of 15th Street, and invites speech at the community forum "It's Your Quarter" with contact details. It also critiques newspaper standards and highlights ongoing county purchasing reforms and current commissioner Tom Weigand.
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Fifth and
Ash
Main Street
15Th Street
21St
Princeton
23Rd
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Ottawa Herald
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Harris News Service
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