NO KIDDING Karl A Van Asselt Snippets
A World Features Syndicate column by Karl A Van Asselt questions widely held fame by listing quirky attributions and inventors. It playfully assigns lesser known inventions to famous figures, challenging common perceptions.
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Karl A. van Asselt
Leash Law Reminder and Community Forum Call
Readers urged to keep dogs leashed in Ottawa to prevent yard damage and fear of children amid pleasant days. Plaza Theatre concerns raised, plus town policing costs noted. Citizens invited to share thoughts on Its Your Quarter by calling 242-4700 during specified hours.
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Ottawa
Plaza Theatre
Plaza
Monnday
Government contact lines for senators and reps
A list provides contact details for U S Senator Bob Dole and U S Representative Jim Slattery with Washington and Topeka offices, plus State Representative Walker Hendrix and State Senator Doug Walker. Includes street addresses, phone and fax numbers for each office.
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U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington
D.C
Fox
Jim Slattery
Rayburn
House
Wash
Ington
Topeka
Jayhawk
Jackson
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
Doug Walker
State Capitol
IRS NTEU TQO Partnership Agreement Second Edition
A dated memo from IRS and NTEU leaders outlines the evolution of the IRS NTEU Total Quality Organization partnership. It notes joint efforts since January 1993, aims to reduce the tax gap, raise compliance, and involve employees in pre decisional planning and organizational reinvention under Executive Order 12871 and the NPR.
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Internal Revenue Service
IRS
National Treasury Employees Union
Irsnteu
Total Quality Organization Partnership Agreement
NTEU
TQO
NPR
Clinton
National Partnership Council
Cost comparisons of two Ottawa Middle School proposals
A historical note presents a side by side cost comparison for two building options. The left column lists estimated construction costs for a new middle school per the Building Utilization Committee, while the right column shows renovation and retrofit costs for the existing school including climate control. Figures include renovation at 4,192,000 and structural repairs at 923,200, with adjustments for window replacement and a boiler room.
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Ottawa
OMS
Oldsems
OMS Spe
RMH Staff Honored for Quality Care at Ransom Memorial
Ottawa area residents praise the care at Ransom Memorial Hospital. The note thanks Dr Spratt Dr Reyes Milton Sam Sampson Cora Kunad nurses nutrition clerical housekeeping and volunteers for excellent service during the stay. The writer commends local clinics and access to life saving health services in the community.
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Spratt
Dr. Reyes
Milton
Sam” Sampson
Cora Kunad
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Ottawa
Habitat foe taunts with euphemisms in suburb clash
Cindy Earnshaw of Ohio Road blasts opponents near South Sycamore for discrimination and racism over Habitat for Humanity plans. She suggests a permanent edge-of-neighborhood sign reading Habitat for Inhumanity to expose their rhetoric.
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South Sycamore
Habitat For Humanity
Cindy Earnshaw
Ohio Rd
Education committee plan would gut teacher training in Kansas
A Kansas State Department of Education redesign would cut over 100 teacher certification areas to 14 general fields and replace specialized content with broad language arts and science tracks. Educators warn this would dismantle strong college programs, worsen shortages, and harm high school teachers trained in depth in their fields. Public action urged with letters to State Board of Education before mid June.
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Kansas State Department of Education
KSDE
Regents
Kansas Academy of Sciences
Kansas Association of Teachers of Science
Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics
Kansas
Topeka
State Board of Education
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Kathleen White
Booth
Shawnee Mission
Paul Adams
South 6Th
Osage City
Connie Hubbell
Wildwood Lane
J.B
Sonny” Rundell
Gardner
Syracuse
Bill Musick
East Second
Minneapolis
Wanda Morrison
Willowbrook
Hutchinson
Michael Grager
North Waco
Wichita
Mandy Specht
Iola
Elizabeth Baker
Honeybrook Lane
Derby