Skunk Run Days Faces Transition in Ottawa
Ottawa plans a broader Skunk Run Days with music street dance and Artists Row while balancing history and inclusivity. Organizers seek wider participation from downtown merchants and groups to heal old tensions and boost lasting appeal.
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Ottawa
Friends of the Library
City Park
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Franklin County Historical Society
Sunflower Piecemakers
Park Street
Carnegie Cultural Center
Jeanny Sharp
Community groups thank carriers for May food drive
Eckan and Hope House thank the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U S Post Office for a May food drive titled Help Stamp Out Hunger. Recipients collected three tons of food. special thanks to organizer Jodi Lawson. Community notes show awareness that many go hungry each night.
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Eckan
Hope House
National Association of Letter Carriers
United States Post Office
Jodi Lawson
Readers invited to submit letters to Ottawa Herald
Readers may contribute to the Reader Forum by sending hand-signed letters with the author’s address and phone number. Submissions must be under 500 words and can be mailed to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters ottawaherald.com. edits for space are possible.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Political contact list for Washington and Topeka officials
A compact roster of politicians and offices including President George Bush White House contacts, U.S. Senators Pat Robbarts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative Jim Ry n, Governor Bill Graves, State Senator Robert Tyson, and State Representatives Ralph Tanner and Bill Fauerbom. Provides office addresses and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Rober
Hart Senate
Pat
Ralph Tanner
Topeka
Bill Fauerbom
Court wrong to overturn Texas execution
In a six to three decision the Supreme Court overturned John Penry's death sentence for the 1979 rape and murder of Pamela Moseley Carpenter. The column argues the ruling halves justice, notes Penry's multiple convictions, and urges upholding the Texas death penalty despite debates over diminished capacity and Eighth Amendment concerns.
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Supreme Court
John Penry
Texas
Pamela Moseley Carpenter
Penry
Penny
Congress
O’conner
Clarence Thomas
Return to public hangings debated in public parks
Opinion piece arguing for reviving public executions to deter crime and speed justice. Claims zero recidivism for executed murderers, criticizes delays on death-row cases, and exaggerates deterrence while mocking abolitionists. Suggests Brazil Method as fiscal alternative and dismisses humane concerns.
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Iraq
Brazil
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Ottawaherald.com
Franklin County
Cadar
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Ken Kistner
Kilstner
Onewaherald
Rofalanes
Enting
Kelly
Clark
Vanagans
Charlie
King Features Syndicate
Ary
Tog Pr
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