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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1997
Page
2
Ottawa Board of Education approved a 1.8 mill increase to its local option budget adding to the 3.5 mills last year to fund an overhaul of electrical systems in five elementary schools. The LOB has raised 412000 annually for a technology program and remains below district averages.
Editorials provide diverse viewpoints for readers while noting that opinions may not reflect The Herald's official stance.
An 18 year old French visitor, Fanny Vhrissel, begins a month with a Midwestern host family in Ottawa. Language barriers challenge daily life while curiosity and adaptation reveal cultural differences and shared learning.
A biracial couple recounts a Chicago birth where a nurse listed the baby as white, prompting questions about race categories. Clinton task force rejects a multiracial category but backs multiple check offs, risking further confusion as intermarriage rises and calls grow to drop race data.
Kansas health care leaders review the Rural Primary Care Recruitment and Retention Grant Program run by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment. Ottawa and 13 other towns participated. 14 communities recruited new doctors and 28 physicians plus six other professionals were added, improving access to care and the rural delivery system. The effort demonstrates government helping families gain access to health services and strengthens small-town health networks. For more details contact Gov Graves office at 800 748 4408 or visit the governor's homepage.
A list of government contact points includes President Bill Clinton at The White House Washington DC comments line 202 4561111 and U S Senator Pat Roberts at 116 Dirksen Washington DC 20510 with phone 202 2244774 Fox 202 2243514 Also U S Senator Sam Brownback at 141 Hart Washington DC 20510 1603 phone 202 2246521 State offices Kansas address 612 5 Kansas Ave Topeka 66603 and Overland Park 11111 W 95th Suite 245 66214 phone 913 4926378
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