Vocational schools urged for funding in Ottawa area
Local leaders press for expanded technical school offerings as demand for skilled workers grows. CTEC at Ottawa High School offers six curriculums and seeks federal grants to add welding, horticulture, and farm management. The piece argues for broader state funding equality with Regents institutions to boost Franklin County employment.
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State of
Kansas
Kansas Board of Regents
Franklin County
Ottawa Board of Education
Career and Technical Educational Cooperative
CTEC
Ottawa High School
Bill Graves
Regents
Ottawa
Neosho County Community College
Ottawa University
Ottawa residents oppose new consolidated school plan
June McCoy of Ottawa urges neighbors to resist tearing down five grade schools for a single large facility. She questions funding and transport costs, suspects construction interests, and stresses that good teachers and engaged parents drive learning, not buildings.
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Herald
Denmark
Ottawa
June McCoy
Reader Forum submits letters to The Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and telephone number to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald 104 S. Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald com Submissions should be under 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Political contact lines for Kansas lawmakers listed
The document lists multiple political contacts in Kansas and federal offices in Washington. It names President Bill Clinton, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Representative Jim Ryan, Governor Bill Graves, State Senator Robert Tyson, and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerbom with office addresses in Topeka and Washington D C and phone numbers and websites where available.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Bill Graves
Topeka
Wpo
State
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Thirteen Days film prompts debate on lying in war ethics
Salina Journal columnist George B. Pyle reviews the film Thirteen Days about the Cuban missiles crisis. He argues the movie focuses on the story and moral questions, not every scandal surrounding Kennedy. He cautions against equating all lies and urges better political analysis. He contends leadership should avoid spin and hypocrisy and notes the piece ends with contact details for Pyle.
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John Kennedy
Cuba
Castro
Havana
Sen
George Smathers
Florida
Joseph Kennedy
Max Frankel
Times
The
New York Times
Kevin Costner
Marilyn Monroe
White House
Joan Rivers
Kansas Lottery renewal faces 2002 budget pressure
Kansas lawmakers plan to act on a renewal bill as the 2002 budget hinges on lottery revenues. The $60 million expected for the year funds prisons and juvenile centers, education, economic development, and water projects while investigators probe past misconduct and a disputed GTECH contract raises security questions. Gov Graves says reauthorization is essential but likely to include conditions.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Topeka
David Adkins
R-Leawood
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Mark Gilstrap
Ckansas City
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas
Department of Revenue
Doug Mays
Lottery
Richard Lee Knowlton
Shawnee County
Knowlton
Ed van Petten
GTECH
West Greenwich
R.I
Reno
Kansas Cash
Kansas Lottery Commission
Bill Graves
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Ralph Tanner
Bill Feuerbom
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Fox
Walter Rubel
Rubel
Ottawaherald.com
Bill Gray
Kathy Miller
Otawaherald
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tun Millbern
Salina
George B
Pyle
Mal
Atte
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