Chiefs fire Gunther Cunningham as coach ends tenure
Kansas City Chiefs announce the firing of Gunther Cunningham after two lackluster seasons. Team President Carl Peterson cites performance needs while Cunningham is praised for heart and defensive savvy. Dick Vermeil is named potential successor amid Rams’ resistance to release him.
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Memorial note on Bob Wellington’s Ottawa leadership
David Watkins Lenexa reflects on the December 19, 2000 death of Bob Wellington. He credits Wellington with championing Ottawa’s professional city government and critiquing 1960s fiscal mismanagement while urging improvements to electrical systems. Personal memories highlight friendship with Bob and Dottie and the host city’s warmth.
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Reader Forum submissions urged via signed letters
Readers are invited to share opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Send letters to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com. Letters should be no longer than 500 words.
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Politicians Contact Details From Kansas and Washington
A list of political figures and offices including President Bill Clinton in Washington DC, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback with their Hart Office addresses and phones, U S Rep Jim Ryan and Governor Bill Graves in Topeka, plus State Senator Robert Tyson and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feverbom with Capitol room numbers and phone lines.
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Education reform must start at the top in schooling
The piece argues for top-down accountability in U S education policy, criticizing Bush's voucher plan as unsustainable and urging federal standards and funding tied to state performance. It urges concrete teacher qualifications, standardized testing, and state-led plans to meet strict deadlines, with no excuses for failure to provide quality education.
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Leftists gnash teeth as Bush supporters claim the left will stay
A partisan op-ed argues that Hollywood leftists and Democratic critics will not flee the country after Bush's election. It attacks Alec Baldwin and Jane Fonda, accuses Democrats of smearing Ashcroft, and praises Katherine Harris while claiming Democrats are out of step and doomed to lose power.
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