Ottawa aims for spring clean up ahead of festival
City and Franklin County leaders plan a coordinated Ottawa spring clean-up to ready for the Kansas Sampler Festival. Volunteers will be honored in April as crews target blight, landscaping, signs, vacant storefronts, and park areas. Proposals include free landfill days to encourage participation and a push to reuse the old Ottawa Middle School.
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Rural Kansans push legislature on regional landfill pull
Elk and Greenwood County residents urge Kansas lawmakers to require voter polls before regional landfills. The activists oppose Sedgwick County trash being moved to Motine quarry in Elk County and warn of recall actions against local officials. They note Wichita's trash plan stems from transfer stations built years ago and foresee ongoing state impact once Brooks Landfill closes in 2001.
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Editorials Reflected Here by Guest Contributors
Readers are invited to view a range of opinions shared as guest editorials. Views expressed may differ from The Herald and its editors.
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Capitol Hill Contacts and Kansas Legislators Listed
A roster lists U S officials with addresses in Washington and Topeka. Names include President Bill Clinton, U S Sen Pat Roberts, U S Sen Sam Brownback, Gov Bill Graves, State Sen Robert Tyson, State Rep Ralph Tanner, State Rep Gil Feuerbom, with office locations in Washington D C and Kansas.
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From Teletubbies to Veggie Tales A Toys Review
A suburban mom laments the flood of kid gadgets from Teletubbies and Pokemon to Veggie Tales and electronic toys. She questions whether today’s toys erode simple play and adult understanding, fearing a path to financial ruin and cultural oblivion. She closes with self mockery about needing a toddler to answer life’s big questions.
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Moneyed experts and the road to social dysfunction
A critical essay questions the value of experts and nonprofits in solving society’s ills. It argues fundraisers profit from polio, race relations, drugs, and other causes, while the real issues persist. The author laments organized life and class rigidity, contrasting a supposed classless society with flexible social structures.
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