New year resolutions for Ottawa school board
Marge Stewerts, a member of the Ottawa school district board, outlines six resolutions: acknowledge unpaid service, honor past decisions like saving the old middle school, avoid tax raises beyond needs, study phase two of an equality-focused school bond survey, urge broader attendance at board meetings, and invite community members to run for board next January.
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Teens and alcohol: adults must lead change
A study in Prevention Science links teen drinking to coping with anger and problems, showing higher daytime drunkenness and frequent intoxication among high school seniors. In Kansas over 31 percent of ages 12 to 20 drank in the past month, with 65 percent obtaining alcohol from family or friends.
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Readers' Forum letters express opinions and facts
The Ottawa Herald publishes letters in Readers' Forum where writers take responsibility for their opinions and stated facts. The paper invites readers who disagree or dispute details to respond in the same section.
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Finite Earth and the Mirage of Endless Growth
Charley Reese argues that Earth's resources are finite and perpetual growth is a myth. He critiques reliance on technology and altruism, condemns profit-driven corporate farming, calls for sustainable land and water use, and questions free-market capitalism’s moral scope.
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