Franklin County Children's Literature Festival to expand reach
The fourth annual festival hosted by USD 290 schools and Ottawa venues will attract about 1800 attendees including 1500 students and 300 adults. Sixth-graders meet at Ottawa Middle School while younger students visit Ottawa University. Authors Cheryl Harness and Mary Downing Hahn lead a lineup of newcomers and veterans.
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Franklin County
Ottawa University
Ottawa Middle School
Lincoln Elementary
Vickie Hall
Hall
USD 290
OMS
Wellsville
Central Heights
Sacred Heart
Williamsburg
Pomona
Appanoose
Bombing outside Tel Aviv nightclub kills five
A Palestinian suicide bomber blew up near Tel Aviv's beachfront, killing at least four others and wounding many as Hezbollah links emerge. Abbas vowed to pursue those responsible, calling it sabotage of the cease-fire. Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades factions face internal tension over the order to act.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Hezbollah
Iran
West Bank
Mahmoud Abbas
Ariel Sharon
United States
Egypt
Abbas
Palestinian Authority
al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades
Abbas’ Fatah
al Aqsa
Radio weather alert push aims to modernize warnings
Franklin County Emergency Mandelsuent Director Alan Radcliffe notes many radios sit unused as batteries die or volunteers forget to plug in. He, community leaders, and a local business seek to shift norms toward using programmed, modern weather radios for severe alerts.
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Franklin County Emergency Mandelsuent
Alan Radcliffe
Radcliffe
Weather radio training in Franklin County at Country Mart
Emergency management official assists buyers to program radios from 10 a.m. to noon on March 19 at 2138 S Princeton Ave, giving alerts only for severe weather when threatening Franklin County. Previously radios warned any event within 50 miles of the tower. Franklin County Leadership Class president Troy Gavel showcases the new weather radios. Once programmed, radios broadcast county emergency information during incidents.
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Anthony Ward
Middle Creek
Country Mart
S. Princeton
Irele
Franklin County
Radcliffe
Troy Gavel
Storm spotter training set for Franklin County
A weather spotter briefing led by a Topeka NWS meteorologist will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Franklin County Annex meeting room. The one hour program is free and open to the public. Citizens may learn safety tips about lightning, winds and storm handling though spotter duties are done by trained professionals.
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Py Vickie Moss
Alan Radcliffe
Sheriff's
Radcliffe
Online calculators mix flawed assumptions on Social Security
A pool of partisan calculators misleads users about personal accounts under Bush plans. With varying starting points, estimates differ widely on benefits, stock-market gains, and long term solvency, leaving individuals uncertain about real impacts.
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Washington
Bush
Michael Tanner
Libertarian
Cato Institute
Hensive
Congress
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the White House
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Beirut
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John Nowak
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Reid
Senate.gov
Heritage Foundation
Heritage. Org
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