Western's Westar Wind project marks Kansas start in wind power
The Ottawa Herald editorial urges support for Western Resources wind generation, noting two 750 kilowatt turbines near Topeka producing for about 400 households. It cites rival exemplars in Minnesota and Europe, questions site choice, calls the effort a modest but meaningful first step and urges incentives. John D. Montgomery serves as the author.
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End Arms Exports Urged by Nobel Laureate Arias
Oscar Arias argues the United States should halt or curb high tech arms exports that empower dictators and burden taxpayers. He cites 1995 federal subsidies of 7.6 billion dollars as corporate welfare and calls for realistic defense budgeting and a global code of conduct on transfers led by Nobel Peace laureates.
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Drive for Life golf tourney shines at Lamont Hills
Beatty Bruce of Ottawa thanks nine teams and local businesses for supporting the Seventh Annual Drive for Life fundraiser at Lamont Hills Golf Resort in Vassar Kansas on June 12. Prizes went to Brian Wilkerson Tyler Gittens Gary Leachner. winning team Mike Everett Brian Wilkerson Jurt Everett Tyler Gittins with 57.
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Letters must be hand signed with author address and telephone number Submissions sent to Reader Forum The Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 64067 or by email Te com Do not exceed 500 words for each submission
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George W. Bush and Gore dominate mounting 2000 race
The piece weighs the 2000 presidential contest with George W. Bush leading Democrats toward a Bush Gore campaign. It notes Bush's early lead based on name recognition, Gore’s need to reinvent himself, and the battlegrounds of Florida Georgia Illinois Kentucky Michigan Missouri New Jersey Ohio Pennsylvania Tennessee. It questions whether Bush will win easily, highlighting key party figures and the push for center positioning.
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Cats or Design versus Evolution Debate Echoes
A compact meditation contrasts intelligent design with evolution, arguing belief is subjective and poetry drives rejection of either view. It likens design to cats and evolution to dogs, then lists humorous evidences for both sides from pop culture and society.
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