Details emerge in prisoner abuse case
Army Inspector General Lt Gen Mikolashek reports 94 confirmed or alleged abuses and 39 deaths linked to detainee mistreatment in Iraq and Afghanistan. He says incidents stemmed from a minority of rule-breaking soldiers and a few officers, not Army policy or training, amid Senate critique of training and doctrine.
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Matt Kelley
Associated Press
Washington
Tigris
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Army Inspector General’s Office
Army
Paul Mikolashek
Senate Democrats
Michigan
Carl Levin
Senate Armed Services Committee
Peter Schoomaker
Mikolashek
Children Run Weekly Lemonade Stand at Elm Street
Summer tradition features Abby Chappell nine Gracie Chap pell six and Rachel Smith seven serving John Walburn cookies and pink lemonade at Sec ond and Elm streets. The trio operates the stand each Wednesday and also offers fresh produce.
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Abby Chappell
Gracie Chappell
Rachel Smith
John Walburn
Second
Elm Streets
9 11 victims families press for sweeping intel reform
Families of 9 11 victims applaud the commission report calling for major changes in how Congress and the White House oversee intelligence agencies. They vow to press politicians and the public to ensure accountability, noting the report highlights catastrophic failures and the need for reform.
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Washington
Steve Push
Push
Lisa Raines
Pentagon
Maryland Biotech
Commission
Congress
Independent Commission
White House
U.S
Debra
Burlingame
Charles
Thomas Kean
Terry McGovern
Anne
World Trade Center
McGovern
April Gallop
Ottawa school bond land costs seen near 370 thousand
Land acquisition tied to the coming Ottawa USD 290 bond issue could total about 31 acres at an estimated 370000 dollars, roughly 1 percent of the bond. An extra 16 acres for recreation may add about 150000 dollars, with a 10.9 acre Milner Street site near Cherry and Enterprise Streets pegged at 130000 dollars. Optional nearby city land totaling nearly 7 acres would cost about 70000 dollars.
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Ottawa
Jan Collins
USD 290
Milner Street
Cherry
Enterprise Streets
Ottawa Mayor Ramsey Discharged From Hospital at Home
Ottawa Mayor Gene Ramsey was released from Olathe Medical Center and returned home. No date set for his city commission duties. In his absence Richard Jackson has assumed mayoral duties. Ramsey also serves on the National League of Cities Small Cities Council and owns Ramsey Printing in Ottawa.
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Herald
Ottawa
Gene Ramsey
Olathe Medical Center
Kent Ramsey
City Commission
Ramsey
Richard Jackson
Kansas
Small Cities Council
National League of Cities
Ramsey Printing
N. Main St
World War II soldier to find final rest with city help
DNA tests confirm remains found near New Britain Island belong to Lt. Kenneth Hough, Ottawa native and uncle of Karyn Douthat. City ordinance revisions allow up to three sets of ashes per gravesite, enabling a possible September burial with family. Hough, bombardier of the 390th Bomb Squadron, died in 1944 at age 28.
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Highland Cemetery
New Britain Island
South Pacific
Ottawa
Karyn Douthat
Kenneth Hough
Douthat
Weldon Padgett
City Commission
Hough
New Zealand
390Th
Ottawa Herald
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