Quote of the Day by Willie Brown
A quip from former San Francisco mayor Willie Brown in 1999 about the value of quotation, noting the sting of misquotation versus being omitted. The remark underscores the power and risk of media quotes in public life.
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Ottawa Library Renews With Teen The Cave Makeover
The Ottawa Library at First and Hickory streets unveils The Cave a teen focused area with young adult books magazines videos and an Internet Bar of compact Windows 7 computers. The redesigned space features color coded zones and expanded media collections plus more children's and adult materials and checkout options to attract youth and families.
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Nashville
Willie Nelson
Katy Perry
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Hemingway
Kenny Chesney
Carlos Santana
Jamey Johnson
Charlie St. Cloud
Reader questions on school closings and budget cuts in Ottawa
Community members press the school board to justify closing Eisenhower and Hawthorne elementaries. They ask for savings figures, costs of larger classes, modular classrooms, and district office needs, urging student first policy and open discussion ahead of March meetings on the 2011-2012 budget.
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Ottawa
Lincoln
Garfield
Hawthorne
Eisenhower
Funding overhaul could boost Neosho County Community College
Neosho County Community College advocates Senate Bill 143 to replace the old funding model with a seven tier Cost Model. The plan, backed by the TEA and Kansas Board of Regents, would fund general education and technical courses differently, aiming to expand technical offerings and better cover expensive programs like nursing and welding. President Brian Inbody notes NCCC’s high reliance on technical courses and its funding gap, urging support as state finances recover.
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Gertrude Stein
Kansas Community Colleges
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