Parallel schools and the road to gainful employment
The essay argues public schools misalign with work outcomes, contrasting college prep with non college paths. It cites AFT findings that the US has the worst school to work system among industrial nations and notes many students never attend or graduate college. In Franklin County, Ottawa hosts an expanded alternative school and proposes parallel school systems to fit student goals.
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American Federation of Teachers
United States
Franklin County
Ottawa
Lolt Usiia Co
Jim Hitch
Igialain
Political heavyweights in gas transport battle over Kansas City metro
Guest editorials note politics drive gas transport disputes as Williams Natural Gas Co and Kansas Pipeline Partnership hire former officials and activists to influence the case before the Kansas Corporation Commission. Consumers worry over future gas bills amid perceived insider advantage.
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Kansas City
Williams Natural Gas Co
Bob Stephan
Kansas Pipeline Partnership
Kansas Pipeline
U.S
Jim Slattery
Republican Party
Fred Logan
Kansas Corporation Commission
Keith Henley
Dennis Langley
State Democratic Party
Hutchinson Seeks Flight For Enormous 420 by 200 Foot Flag
Hutchinson hopes to display the GSA surplus flag weighing seven tons. The 420 by 200 foot banner, with 12 foot stars and 16 foot stripes, poses mounting and wind risks. Cosmosphere officials weigh display options while mayor considers a task force, including engineers, to assess feasibility.
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Kansas
Hutchinson
General Services Administration
Washington D.C
Kansas Cosmosphere
Royals
Arrowhead Stadium
Ken Quimby
GSA
Washington, D.C
Quimby
Ronald Reagan
Grea
Restoring the Forefathers Vision on the Second Amendment
The piece argues the Second Amendment serves as a barometer of government attitude toward citizens, not just gun ownership. It contrasts modern policing, a standing army, and public distrust with revolutionary ideals, urging ballot-box changes to reduce official secrecy and restore the people’s governing role.
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America
Mallard Fillmore Maj Gen Chennault Resigns China Command
Maj Gen Claire Chennault longtime leader of the Flying Tigers resigns as head of U S bomber forces in China. He had clashed with other officers and was replaced as overall commander of U S air forces in China in late June.
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Chennault
Flying Tigers
Pearl Harbor
U.S
China
Long
Ottawa voters push back as taxes rise for growth
Residents complain that Ottawa has long seen little population or business growth while the mayor and city commission push tax increases to fund new homes and higher bed taxes for visitors. They demand accountability from leaders they re elected on tax-cut promises.
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Ottawa
It s Your Quarter America Calls for God in Life
Community forum questions local issues in Ottawa including teen morality school programs firemen settlement and public safety concerns. The note invites readers to share thoughts via a 242-4700 call line with time restrictions for evenings and weekends.
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Readers are invited to submit signed letters with full address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned contributions will not be published to ensure accountability and authenticity.
Contact details for Kansas government representatives
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for U S officials including President Bill Clinton, U S Senator Bob Dole, Senator Nancy Kassebaum, Representative Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker with office locations in Topeka and Washington.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Fox
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington, D.C
Telephone
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas
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Michigan
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King Features Syndicate
Puty
Mallard Fillmore
SAE
Nwke
Simons
Haley Park
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
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