Whirlwind after school program expands at Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa middle school launches Whirlwind after school program funded by a $22,000 Juvenile Justice Authority grant and tobacco settlement funds. Activities include babysitting wood working aerobics weightlifting board games science Olympiad reading and a Harry Potter book club with a library open for homework. Nearly 200 students enrolled, with demand expected to grow as offerings rotate biweekly.
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Ottawa
OMS
Juvenile Justice Authority
Tobacco Settlement
Ford letters challenge rose colored views of past
Denis B Ford argues the "good old days" were not as rosy as Linda Brown and Bud Gollier suggest. He warns against myths like witches being burned in early New England, noting scholars say no one was burned though some were executed, urging accuracy and perspective.
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Denis B. Ford
Linda Brown
Bud Gollier
New England
Roland Bainton
Encyclopedia Britanica
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
The Ottawa Herald invites opinions in the Reader Forum and requires hand signed submissions with the author’s address and telephone number. Letters should be mailed to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters ottawaherald.com.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Jeanny Sharp
Kansas political office contacts compiled for legislators and governor
A list of U S senators and representatives with Washington D C offices and Kansas state officials. Included are Bill Clinton Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Jim Ryan Bill Graves Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner Bill Feverborn with addresses phone numbers and official websites.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Tax increase for education urged by governor and critics
In a state address Governor Graves calls for a modest per student funding rise for K through 12 education and supports all day kindergarten plus special education funding. Lawmakers resist tax hikes, while critics urge avoiding higher property taxes and push for state funding, tech and teacher salary improvements, and legislative leadership. Dr Bud Gollier offers local perspective.
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Graves
George W
Public Edu
Cation
Ralph Tanner
City Kid Dan Glickman Sees Farm Progress from Kansas
At the Kansas Farmers Union meeting in McPherson Dan Glickman reflects on lessons for farmers and nation. He notes most Americans are city people needing education on how food is grown and marketed, urges farmers to guard air water and safety, and cautions farm state lawmakers not to monopolize policy. Kansas secretary Jamie Clover Adams frames EPA rules as bureaucratic but politically costly to oppose.
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Dan Glickman
Glickman
Secretary of Agriculture
Kansas Farmers Union
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Paris
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Farmers Union
Jamie Clover Adams
Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
Kansas Ag
Adams
Feds
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Journal
George B. Pyle
Gpylesaljournal
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Ottawhherald
Franklin County
Kathy Miller
Kemillar
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tim Millbern
Regents
Peka Capital Journal
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