County budget push prompts talk of a professional administrator
John D. Montgomery notes Franklin County moves to a five-commissioner format and argues for hiring a full-time professional county administrator who could act as an internal auditor, cut waste, streamline operations, and potentially save money during budgeting. He suggests reducing commissioner pay and shifting to a policy-making board to fund the administrator.
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Sioners
Franklin County
Commission
Don Waymire
FR Sine County
Tive Commission
Ottawa City Commission
John D. Montgomery
Ottawa Herald
Reader Forum on Ottawa Wetlands Project Critique
A reader objects to an editorial promoting El Dorado wetlands for wastewater treatment. The letter details Ottawa’s contract with George Butler and Associates, notes a meeting with city and state agencies, reports KDHE’s indifferent stance, and states the Ottawa project was abandoned as environmental and local benefits. The writer urges KDHE to explain the differing diagnosis.
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el Dorado Wetlands
Ottawa
el Dorado
George Butler
KDHE
Addresses for U S federal and state lawmakers in Kansas and Washington
A scrambled list provides contact addresses and phone numbers for Bil Clinton, Pat Roberts, Sen Sam Brownback, Gov Bill Graves, and state legislators in Topeka Kansas. It includes offices in Washington DC and state capitol locations with bulleted lines and web links.
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Bil Clinton
White House
Wellington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington
Patiroberts
Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Hart Senate Ofice
Sor
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
State
JFK Jr. Tragedy Sparks Reflection On Public Grief
Kathleen Parker of the Orlando Sentinel reflects on the JFK Jr. plane crash and the media frenzy surrounding it. She questions voyeurism, the lapse into melodrama, and why a public figure’s death attracts such personal engagement. The piece contrasts Kennedy legacy with ordinary loss and ends noting readers may share her sense of longing for the boy John John.
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John F. Kennedy Jr
Jfk Jr
Washington Post
Patrick
Kennedy
George
Grace
John Jr
John- John
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Kparker
Kparker.com
Kennedy Curse and the double-edged lure of wealth and power
George B. Pyle reflects on the Kennedy family's rise from luxury to public service and peril. He notes that bold acts, from war heroism to daring ventures, brought both heroism and tragedy, warning that the same drive can yield greatness or ruin.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
John
Robert
Edward Kennedy
Wall Street Journal
Joe
Robert Kennedy
Caroline
New York
Kennedys
Mount Rushmore
Cindy Crawford
Bill Clinton
George B. Pyle
Salina
Gpylesaljournal.com
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Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Services
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