Highway 59 death trap prompts call for bypass near Ottawa
The column argues for a new four lane freeway one mile east of U.S.59 to bypass Ottawa and speed to I-35, citing ongoing fatalities on the narrow, shoulders-less road. It notes a pending Environmental Impact Study, possible budget cuts, and asks leaders to keep U.S.59 on construction lists while weighing expansion versus rerouting. Editor Jeanny Sharp.
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Ottawa
KDOT
U.S.59
Bill Graves
South Lawrence
Jeanny Sharp
Blue Cross Kansas Faces Sale to Anthem Opposition From State Societies
Kansas Medical Society and Kansas Hospital Association oppose Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas selling to Anthem Inc. They argue the deal risks patient access, higher premiums, and loss of local focus. Leaders Jerry Slaughter and Don Wilson urge rejection, citing financial health of Blue Cross and doubts about out of state management.
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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
Anthem, Inc
Indianapolis
Kansas Medical Society
Kansas Hospital Association
Blue Cross
Anthem
Kansas
Anthem’s
Insurance Commissioner
Jerry Slaughter
Don Wilson
Reader Forum letters welcome at The Ottawa Herald
Readers invited to submit hand signed letters to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas. Include author address and telephone, or email leters ottawaherald.com. Limit to 400 words and edge for space if needed.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Leters
Ottawaherald.com
Harris Group
Joanny Sharp
Jsharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Walter Rubel
Bill Gray
Gray
Ottawan recalls Camelot days and reunions in 2001
In a reflective Community Viewpoints column, a longtime Ottawan fondly recalls childhood blocks between Cedar and Mulberry and 14th and 15th, Cricket and Crimestoppers, and early reunions. He notes how Ottawa’s Camelot era faded as adults face mortgages and job struggles, and recalls Ervin Lee Michel’s return for his father’s funeral plus classmates who stayed or drifted away.
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Ervin Lee Michel
Thomas Michel
Terlambek
Mulberry
Ervin Lee
Crimestoppers’ Club
Bill Hysom
Ned Hiatt
Larry Prager
Buzz Kelsey
Ward Science Hall
Bill Hyson Torfee
Ottawa
Camelot
Ervin Lees
Sharon
Mike
Air Force
Bud Gollier
Statehouse restoration seen as costly but worth the wait
The Kansas Statehouse project at 135 million dollars faces political scrutiny in a tight budget year though planners argue the long term gains justify bonds backed by unclaimed property interest. The plan begins with a north yard teardown and a 500 plus stall underground parking garage, then the big dig on the lawn, with Senate wing refurbishment prioritized to calm House critics.
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State General Fund
Topeka
Statehouse
Senate
House
Kansas
House of Representatives
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Hawvernews.com
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