Downtown Ottawa shines with new Adamson Brothers building
Editorial notes the improved exterior of the Adamson Brothers Sheet Metal home at First and Walnut, praising the repaint and royal blue awning. It joins a growing list of downtown businesses that have spruced up facades in recent years, including Kansas State Bank and Burnett Automotive Works.
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Main Street
Ottawa
Adamson Brothers
First and
Walnut
Kansas State Bank
Burnett Automotive Works
Expertire
Markenbarry Paint
Dollar General
Olmsted Electric
Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
Taylor Surveying
Croucher Abstract & Title
James Eaton
Optometrist
Allegre-Cahill
Travcomm Travel and Poncho
City debates Franklin Savings deal and July option
Readers criticize city leaders over a Franklin Savings building deal with an option expiring July 16. Others discuss seating in youth sports, Fourth of July plans, and a licensing fee for door to door sellers, including nonprofits, plus a Monday note about Friday night call bans.
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Franklin Savings
Ottawa
Commissioners
Girl Scout Troops
Boy Scouts
Swim Club
Readers urged to sign letters with address and phone
The notice asks contributors to sign letters with their address and include a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published. The policy emphasizes providing contact details to speed confirmation.
Labor Puckers Strike Threat Looms Over All Star Season
Baseball fans await the All-Star game as owners and players brink a possible strike over a proposed salary cap. The dispute centers on broadcast revenue gaps between big markets and smaller clubs, with potential playoff and World Series disruption looming if talks fail.
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ORC
New Yorks
Chicagos
Los Angeleses
Cleveland
Montreal
Baltimore
Smalls
Minnesota
Toronto
Yankees
Royals
Richard Ravitch
Donald Fehr
Ken Griffey Jr
Frank Thomas
Matt Williams
Griffey
Thomas
Williams
Babe Ruth
Rodney King
Los Angeles
America
U S defense policy challenged as indefensible and costly
A critical view denounces U S military strategy as unaffordable and unnecessary, arguing the nation cannot wage two regional wars alone, that allies are overrelied on, and that policing the world drains funds, injures liberties, and misreads threats. It urges Americans to oppose internationalist meddling and redirect resources to peace and aid locally.
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United States
Landowners Along Rail Trail Left Unprotected
Letter warns Kansas landowners along a rail trail face liability gaps as lawmakers and KDWP allegedly remove protections in Bill 3083. It argues KDWP protected by tort claims act, while adjacent landowners bear risk if trespassers are injured, urging action against state stance.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks
KDWP
State Senate
Senate
Taxpayers of
Kansas
Message to voters on taxation of Social Security and July 1994 election
George Emmendorfer urges August and November 1994 voters to scrutinize candidates who support taxing private sector retirees’ Social Security like KPERS. He cites Senator Doug Walker’s stance and questions why gains from years of work aren’t protected, calling for collective action at the polls.
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Doug Walker
KPERS
Soviet threat rises after Vilna battle in Lithuania
Amid fierce fighting around Lithuania's capital Vilna, Soviet advances threaten to cut off German forces on the northern front. In Italy Free French troops push near Poggibonel, while American soldiers retreat to the Drinlumor River in New Guinea's Altape sector.
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Vilna
Lithuania
Italy
Sanoni
Poggibonel
Drinlumor
New Guinea
Altape
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George III
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Temple of Government
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
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