Flags at Franklin County Veterans Memorial Spark Debated Policy
Franklin County Commissioners consider formal guidelines for permanent and temporary flags at the Veterans Memorial. Critics say the three flags on one pole look chaotic and misfit the memorial design. a new flag pole with the state flag near the courthouse is proposed. Veterans groups and officials urge input to craft policy that honors veterans and enhances downtown Ottawa.
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Franklin County Veterans Memorial
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New Heritage Park
Aren
Cedar
Reader Forum submissions guidelines and contact details
Readers are invited to send opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Letters should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Political contact list for Kansas and federal offices
A compiled directory of addresses and phone numbers for U S President George Bush White House Sen Pat Roberts Sen Sam Brownback Rep Jim Ryun Gov Bil Graves State Sen Robert Tyson State Rep Ralph Tanner and State Rep Bill Feverborn with their office locations in Washington D C Topeka and capitol contacts for constituents.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberta
Hart Senate
Pat
Bil Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Wpo
State
Bill Feverborn
Feverborn
House
The True Meaning of Conservatism in Modern America
A speaker rebuts false conservative labels and warns against the Weimar comparison. He argues true conservatism upholds the Constitution, favors limited government, and preserves liberty and prosperity while opposing unnecessary wars and imperialism. He criticizes Bush Republicans as too liberal, praises Pat Buchanan, and notes corporate liberalism and mercantilism shaping today’s politics.
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Clyde Wilson
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Rockefeller
Republican Party
George Bush
Joe Stalin
Pat Buchanan
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Taliban
al- Qaida
Caspian Sea
Debunking the Death Tax Myth and Family Farm Myths
George B. Pyle reviews research by Neil Hart debunking claims that federal estate taxes devastate family farms. Data show only a tiny fraction of deaths owed estate tax and few farm assets. profiteering from abolition would mainly aid the wealthiest, not real farmers. The piece criticizes Farm Bureau rhetoric and calls for antitrust enforcement and targeted farm aid instead.
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Iowa State University Farm
Neil Hart
Bush
Senate
Congress
Hart
New York Times
American Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
Washington
Dick Newpher
IRS
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Ottawa Main Street Association
Veterans Groups
Robert Tyson
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Ralph Tanner
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Harris Group
Deanny Sharp
Isharp
S. Cedar
Stacy Cohen
Scohan
Bill Gray
Ottawaherald.com
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Otowaherald.com
Ken Kistner
Kkistner
Tim Millicam
Okawgherald
Cocat
WLC
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
George B. Pyle
Pyle
Landinstitute.org
Prairie Writers Circle
Land Institute
Natural Systems Agriculture Research Organization
Salina
Bottawaherald.com
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