Editorials highlight downtown growth and new projects
The piece notes progress on Humanity Park at Second and Main and outlines plans for Ottawa High School additions, Franklin County Jail, Neosho County College classrooms, and utility department work. It mentions the Mental Health Center renovation, seven new housing starts this year, and a push to sustain momentum as Ottawa trends upward.
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Ed Humanity
Second and Main
Ottawa High Sc
Franklin County
Neosho Count College
Bypass
Beech
Franklin’ County Mental Health “Center
Cedar House
15Th and
Cedar
Ottawa
Tid
Scrutinize the SRS Guest Opinion on Legislative Safety
Opposing voices debate the safety of public services as guest editors argue over hospital operations and social programs. The piece questions responsibility and the impact of policy on citizens, inviting reader scrutiny of government actions.
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Herald
Rai
Democrats fight fire on House floor forum plan
Democratic moderates led by Rep. Dave McCurdy push a weekly House floor program called The Main Stream Forum to show lawmakers as ordinary, thoughtful people. The plan, aided by the DLC, aims to counter GOP style TV debates and combat public misperceptions on tax, crime, and the budget.
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Jim Drinkard
Associated Press
Washington
America
Dave McCurdy
Dekla
McCurdy
Democratic Leadership Council
Newt Gingrich
Opportunity Society
Thomas P
Tip'' O'Neill
Thomas S. Foley
D-Wash
Williamsburg a Living Museum of Colonial Life and Struggles
A travel vignette through Williamsburg Virginia recalls Bruton Parish Church and patriots of the American Revolution, detailing colonial life, the restored Colonial Williamsburg townsite, and its 18th century social makeup including enslaved residents. The piece notes Jamestown, the capital shifts, militia history, and a ferry crossing toward Appomattox.
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Williamsburg
Guy & Mae’s
James River
Chesapeake Bay
Patrick Henry
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Philadelphia
Bruton
Jamestown
Virginia
William
West Virginia
Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Richmond
John D. Rockefeller Sr
Colonial Williamsburg
Duke of Glouces
Ter
Capitol
William and Mary College
Pasteur and Galt Apothecary
National Guard
Ottawa
Surry Ferry
Appomattox
Neosports: Games celebrate pros while underclass miss out
Ted Turner’s network spots focus on Seattle opening the Goodwill Games July 20. The piece derides the athletic underclass and imagines humorous neosports events that require no training, contrasting Olympic allure with the limits of uncoordinated spectators.
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Ted Turner
Seattle
Governor Hayden lists lists ownership dispute prompts reply
Vern Chesbro argues the Republican Party owns voter lists and criticizes centering Hayden’s fund raising. He notes delays in forwarding candidate requests, defends historic statewide lists, and urges open primaries. Chesbro endorses Nestor Weigand as a reformer and cites budget concerns and party divides.
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Mike Hayden
Herald
Nestor Weigand
Weigand
Topeka
Republican Party of
Kansas
Bob Dole
Hayden
Girt
Vern Chesbro
Rockwood Drive
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