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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1996
Page
3
A driver on I-35 near Johnson County swerves through traffic as a large brown spider drops toward the steering wheel. The scare recalls a local hospital brown spider incident from the late 1980s. Afterward the driver vows caution and jokes about arachnid travel fears.
Editorials argue Ottawa should ban open trash burning but avoid a citywide collection mandate. City Manager Scott Lambers favors staying out of the garbage business, relying on a private hauler system to curb illegal dumping and keep trash service affordable at about $10–$11 monthly.
The Humane Society warns pets suffer in hot cars with interior temps rising to dangerous levels. Don’t leave pets unattended in vehicles. seek help if you see an animal or child in danger. If heat stressed, provide cold packs, ice, and contact a vet. request HSUS flyers to educate others.
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer’s address. Unsigned letters won’t be published. Include a telephone number to expedite verification.
A list of officials includes President Bill Clinton at The White House with phone line for comments, U.S. Sen. Bob Dole and Sen. Nancy Kassebaum in Washington offices with numbers and faxes, U.S. Rep. Sam Brownback's offices in Washington and Topeka with email and web, and Gov. Bill Graves in Topeka with phone.
A member writes as a current Auditorium Authority member questioning the value of the body's present powers and seeking assurance from city hall that decisions will be supported. He advocates a friends group, increased public involvement, and revisits past votes for refurbishment and mill levy to sustain the facility.
A letter from Wellsville praises Danny Lambeth and his Truck Salvage yard for boosting the area economy. The writer notes low cost parts, charitable acts for the Fire Department and Recreation Association, and sales to nearby counties and foreign countries. The opinion stresses the yard’s value over a stereotype of junkyards and invites reader responses.
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