Carnegie building opens as Ottawa cultural center
The Carnegie building in City Park unveils a polished interior by Ottawa Community Arts Council and Suzuki Strings volunteers. Updates include new carpet, painted walls, and restored tile floor funded by a foundation, with OCAC exhibits on Washburn and local instrument collection.
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Carnegie
City Park
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Suzuki Strings
Public Library
Library
City Hall
Franklin Savings
First
Hickory
OCAC
Ottawa
George P. Washburn
Butler-Gutreuter
Ottawa Suzuki Strings
Andrew Carnegie
Washburn
Arts Council
Strings
Barak vows big reforms to Israel education system
The report discusses Ehud Barak's pledge to reshape Israel's education by expanding ultra-Orthodox schools with government funds, stressing unified curricula and nonreligious staff to reflect core societal values. It also notes The Irish Times’ take on Hillary Clinton's post White House options and potential New York Senate bid.
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Haaretz
Tel Aviv
Ehud Barak
The
Irish Times
Dublin
Hillary Rodham Clinton
White House
U.S
Clinton
Hillary
Starr
U.S. Senate
New York
Washington
Congress
Robert Kennedy
Oval Office
Reader Forum on Echo Harps and Sacred Tunes
Charles R. Heck recounts volunteering from 1977 to 1994 to perform rare echo harp music with improvised self supporting speakers for 300 nursing home audiences and numerous schools and venues. He notes listener fascination, memories of past players, and a 1994 shift to church concerts using bicycles for transport. He thanks Ottawa churches for welcoming his guest performances.
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Marine Band
Echo
Ottawa
Charles R. Heck
Tenth St
Reader Forum Submissions Guideline at Ottawa Herald
Readers may send letters to The Ottawa Herald at 104 Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or via email at letters at otawaher ald.com Submissions must be under 500 words and are welcomed from the community to share views.
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Ottawa Herald
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Ottawa
U S may face Chinese missiles soon says Duplantier
F R Duplantier reports that China is building a diverse missile arsenal with stolen US data and foreign contacts. He cites small nuclear warheads, neutron bombs, possible Tomahawk access, and use of US satellite signals to boost space launch reliability. The piece urges stronger US missile defenses and limited space cooperation with China.
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F.R. Duplantier
Hina
United States
Richard Fisher
The
Heritage Foundation
China
Fisher
Afghanistan
U.S
Clinton
Asia
Japan
South Korea
Taiwan
Aus
Lame Duck
al Gore
America
Gore
Dr Laura vs the quest for knowledge at the Salina library
George Pyle profiles Joe McKenzie who runs the Salina Public Library while Laura Schlessinger promotes a view that libraries push porn online. The piece contrasts McKenzie's defense of open Internet access with Schlessinger’s alarmist rhetoric, noting library policies on filtering and age restrictions.
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Joe McKenzie
Salina Public Library
Laura Schlessinger
America
KSAL
Schlessinger
McKenzie
American Library Association
Laura
Associated Press
ALA
Lady Chatterly
D.H. Lawrence
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America's Future
Noel
Quest For Knowledge
George Pyle
Salina Journal
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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