Intuition and budgets shape Ottawa library book picks
Ottawa Public Library chief Barbara Dew explains that selections blend reviews with staff instinct. The 1990 budget dedicates 28 300 for materials, with grants and gifts boosting the inventory of over 170 magazines and papers while updating non fiction.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Barbara Dew
Ottawa Library
Dew
Kathy Norton
Caution for School Boards as Budget Struggles Loom
Local educators heard lawmakers warn of a tight budget and uncertain year. Senator Jim Allen and Rep. Bettie Sue Shumway said revenue gaps threaten property tax relief and potential cuts in education and other state departments as committees craft figures for a tightening year.
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Lorie Hyten
Allen
Ottawa
Alten
Shumway
Don Duncan
Priny
Duncan
Wellsville artist honored as Distinguished Kansan of the Year
Elizabeth Layton of Wellsville was named Distinguished Kansan of the Year by the Kansas Native Sons and Daughters at a Topeka banquet. Gov. Hayden presented the award, praising her art and courage. Layton, born 1909, edits the Wellsville Globe, donates works to charity, and has exhibited in over 150 communities.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Topeka
Elizabeth
Grandma” Layton
Wellsville
Kansas Native Sons and Daughters
Layton
Mike Hayden
Native Sons’ and Daughters
Ramada Inn
Don Lambert
Judy Kruger
Native Daughters
Wellsville Globe
Native Sons and Daughters
Kruger
Asa Converse
Ottawa University
the Globe
Kansas House of Representatives
Kansas Authors Club
Kansas
Bob Billings
Alvamar Inc
Lawrence
Billings
Bush boosts Head Start funding in $1.2 trillion budget
President Bush unveiled a large budget increase for Head Start as part of a $1.2 trillion plan aimed at expanding opportunities for all. Economists warned anemic 1989 growth could threaten deficit targets, with analysts doubting the plan’s ability to meet Gramm Rudman goals amid a $152 billion deficit last year.
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Washington
Bush
U.S. Conference of Mayors
Politics and lawmaking hard to separate
Harris News Analysis reviews the clash between Governor Mike Hayden s re election bid and Kansas legislative pressures. It notes debates over ethics oversight, school finance lawsuits, welfare program funding, and looming campaign spending as lawmakers question Hayden s approach. The piece highlights intra party GOP discontent and a historic party realignment under Hayden.
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John Marshall Harris
Topeka
Senate
Ways and Means
Mike Hayden
Hayden
Turner
House
Kansas
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