Graves aids public tax rebates ad prompts party clash
Bill Graves promotes two underused Kansas tax refund programs through public service ads drawing criticism from the state Democratic Party for potential electioneering. The dispute questions legality and campaign timing, noting the ads may publicize rebates for low income and elderly residents and could inform eligible Kansans about the tax breaks.
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Bill Graves
Democratic Party
Dennis Langley
Langley
El Nino storms blamed for deaths and damage in California
The Orange County Register notes El Nino storms have caused two Orange County deaths and at least six in California and Tijuana, with winds and floodwaters washing boulders into Huntington Beach and Long Beach. Hundreds lose homes as tornadoes strike, while Florida reports deadly events linked by meteorologists. The Orlando Sentinel questions proposed paparazzi laws, arguing the Personal Privacy Protection Act is unnecessary and may clash with constitutional rights, noting existing criminal statutes already curb harassment.
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Orange County
Calif
Iraq
Lewinsky
Afghanistan
South Pacific
California
Tijuana
Huntington Beach
Long Beach
Florida
Orlando
Fla
U.S. Senate
U.S
Dianne Feinstein
D-Calif
Orrin Hatch
Utah
Diana
Guest Editorials Offer Reader Varied Opinions
The Herald presents guest editorials with a range of viewpoints. Views expressed are not necessarily the paper's official stance.
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Herald
Ellis M Clarke Ottawa fish editor remembered in verse
A reflective piece traces Ellis M Clarke, longtime Ottawa editor of the Ottawa Republican and Herald, famed for Fish Editor sketches and weekly river tales. It notes his 1876 arrival from Minnesota, death in 1932, and a 1917 or 1918 poem about him passed down in aOttawa family. The poem imagines Clarke in heaven, craving Old Ottawa and his river memories.
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Everal
Ottawa
Ellis M. Clarke
Clarke
Minnesota
Katie Adamson
Homer S. Grover
J.P. Harris
St. Peter
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Gabriel
Peacock
Ellis
Herald
Government contact list for federal and state offices
A directory of contact details for President Bill Clinton and U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback House Rep Jim Ryun and state officials in Kansas including Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and several state representatives and senators with Washington DC and Topeka addresses and phone numbers
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Quincy
House.gov
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest
Ralph Tanner
Statehouse
Robert Tyson
Ottawa letter commends Shaw and Lambers on estuary easement and permit stance
Wilfred and Virginia Bugner thank planning director Jim Shaw and City Manager Scott Lambers for withdrawing demands on a lot split at 901 Estabrook and finalizing sewer easements. They recount 1995 sale of 839 Estabrook, argue no new lot was created, and dispute press reports alleging boundary changes.
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City Commission
Jim Shaw
City of
Ottawa
Estabrook
Scott Lambers
Shaw
Registrar of Deeds Office
Croucher
Bob Bezek
Mr. Shaw
Lambers
Wilfred
Virginia Bugner
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Letters to the Reader Forum must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
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