Like a girl editorial reshapes a stereotype
An editorial discusses how phrases like you throw like a girl reinforce gendered doubt as girls enter puberty and face changes in confidence. It highlights Procter and Gamble Always campaigns to reframe the expression as empowering, notes social media influence, and urges resilience, effort over outcomes, and learning from mistakes to build self esteem.
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Proctor & Gamble
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P&g
Peggy McIntosh
Wellesley Center For Women
Katty Kay
Claire Shipman
Raising Children Network
Why no Babe Ruth? Ottawa league cuts ties over boundaries
The Ottawa Babe Ruth League explains its decision to end affiliation with Babe Ruth Baseball citing district boundary rules that bar students living outside Ottawa from playing locally. The writer, former Ottawa league president, argues the restriction forced families to seek programs elsewhere and calls for an interleague agreement with the adjacent West district to resolve the issue.
Ottawa Babe Ruth League letter defends local baseball choice
In a Reader Forum letter, Franklin cites a dispute over ending the Ottawa Babe Ruth League and argues the Ottawa Recreation Commission should maintain an unaffiliated league. The writer claims a boundary agreement allowing players to choose between leagues would have kept Babe Ruth play in Ottawa if district, state, and regional commissioners had approved it. Loren Stewart, former Ottawa Babe Ruth League president, signs the piece.
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Bob Willis
Kansas
Babe Ruth Leagues Inc
Ottawa
Babe Ruth League
Babe Ruth Baseball
Cal Ripkin
Babe Ruth
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Willis
Franklin
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Loren Stewart
City repairs clear windstorm debris after overnight July 7
Ottawa faced strong winds and heavy rain on July 7 leaving fallen limbs and several trees across the city. By July 9, crews had removed many branches from Kanza Park and ongoing street cleanup was underway with more limb piles expected to be cleared soon.
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Ottawa
Kanza Park
Voter suspense as Kansas slows ballots in August primary
Kansas voters face a new citizenship proof rule that could render non federal votes in primary elections. About 17 000 Kansans may vote only for federal offices if they cannot prove U.S. citizenship. The rule prompts tension at the polls and debate on whether proof could be simplified or tightened further.
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Kansas
American Civil Liberties Union
Shawnee County
U.S
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