Ottawa weighs its high late fees on utility bills
Ottawa city commissioners review the 10 percent or $10 minimum late charge after 15 days, comparing with Kansas Gas Service 2 percent and Southwestern Bell 2 percent. Bills may arrive near mortgage time, with critics calling the rate usurious and urging better customer service.
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Ottawa Middle School FUN FEST thanks local supporters
The Ottawa Middle School FUN FEST team expresses gratitude to numerous businesses and individuals for cash donations gifts food supplies merchandise and time that made the 1999 FUN FEST a success. Special thanks go to Plaza Theatre Budge's Sports Center Didde Office Supply and more along with Ottawa Fire and Police Departments and volunteers who helped run the event.
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Kenco Carwash
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Louis Reed
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In Memory of Kevin Jackson Jr. Awerse Remembrance Poem
Awerse writes a memorial poem for Kevin Jackson Jr. who died June 16, 1997. She recalls working with him at Hallmark Cards, his caring nature, his smile, and the friends Mike and the author sharing birthdays and conversations in the hallways and truck rides. The piece ends with hope of reunion beyond this life.
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Reader Forum submissions seek signed letters
Readers are invited to share opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Letters should be mailed to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters ottawaherald.com. Limit about 500 words.
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Kansas governor presses for board reform over evolution clash
Salina Journal columnist George B. Pyle argues Governor Bill Graves should scrap the elected Kansas State Board of Education and replace it with a cabinet secretary of education. He contends the board’s deadlock over science policy harms Kansas’ image and governance, urging decisive reform.
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Avid aging and reflections on time and life
Charley Reese shares humorous and poignant musings on aging from high school sports to decades of work and war memory. He notes knee misfires on a softball field, shifting notions of old and real old stuff, and the paradox of a finite life with continued devil may care attitude. Humor and gratitude mingle with memories of family, service, and simple pleasures.
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Political contact lines for Kansas and federal officials
Readable list of addresses and phone numbers for U S senators Brownback and Roberts, Rep Ryan, Gov Graves, and state legislators Tyson Tanner and Feuarbom with office locations in Washington D C and Topeka Kansas. Includes mis-typed entries and incomplete data.
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