Ottawa school board crisis yields new leader and plans
Editorial notes a year of resignations and a dangerous middle school building prompting bond votes and student moves. The Ottawa board filled three vacancies, naming Harvey Ludwick as superintendent, plans housing for sixth to eighth grade students, and prepares a new bond issue for November. The piece praises calm leadership and crisis management under pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa School Board
Don Duncan
Terry Jennings
Eugene Field
Kirk Hart
Steve Woolf
Colorado Springs
Colo
Liberal
Harvey Ludwick
Ottawa High School
Soldier Refuses UN Uniform Sparked Clinton Controversy
Michael New, an Army medic in Germany, was court-martialed for refusing a United Nations uniform and command. Maj Gen Meigs may review the case soon, while Republicans denounce Clinton for deploying troops under UN command.
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Michael New
United Nations
New
Macedonia
U.N
United States
Montgomery Meigs
1St Infantry Division
Germany
Meigs
Col
Ron Ray
William Clinton
United
Newt Gingrich
House National Security Committee
Clinton
U.S
Roscoe G. Bartleté
R-Md
Army
Bartlett
Mitch McConnell
Rky
SPC
McConnell
Aggressive critique of GravesFra mh nomination in Kansas race
Opinion piece blasting Gov. Graves for appointing Sheila Frahm to Dole seat. Questions his judgment and calls for debates with Rep. Brownback or Roberts, arguing Frahm lacks conservative credentials and that Moran would gain incumbency if Roberts were chosen.
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Gov. Graves
Sheila Frahm
Sen. Dole
Frahm
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Pat Roberts
Washington
Pat
Jerry Moran
U.S. House
Rep. Brownback
Sen. Kassebaum
Pat Roberts. Now I See That Ms. Frahm
Readers urged to sign letters with full address
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer's address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not be published, and the editor encourages timely correspondence to ensure prompt publication.
Presidential curfews and timeouts in a satirical exchange
A political spoof imagines Bill Clinton and Bob Dole debating teen curfews and child rearing. The dialogue toys with presidential tone, suggesting strict hours and parental penalties while lampooning family values rhetoric and political grandstanding.
Government Officials Contact Details in Topeka and Washington
A list of contact points for federal and state representatives and officials including President Bill Clinton, U S Sen Bob Dole, Sen Nancy Kassebaum, Rep Sam Brownback, Gov Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state lawmakers. Provides office addresses phone numbers and emails where available.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Office
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Fox
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Washington
D.C
S. Kansas Ave
Topeka
Brownbak
House
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerbom
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