Ottawa pool surveyflags indoor facility need and park fixes
Ottawa University students surveyed Ottawans on parks and recreation. Forest Park tops needed improvements with restrooms and playgrounds. residents favor a teen center, multi purpose gym, outdoor pool, and notably an indoor pool. A city school district and university joint venture could fund an indoor pool.
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Ottawa University
Forest Park
Main Street
Don Woodward
National Guard Armory
John D. Montgomery
The Kochs and the white-hot money in politics
Charles and David Koch funded a 1996 campaign plan through Triad Management Services to back Kansas Republicans including Sam Brownback. The Wall Street Journal noted nearly $1 million flowed via an opaque scheme to air ads attacking opponents. Brownback later downplayed social issues, aligning with Koch interests.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald
Charles
David Koch
Wall Street Journal
Koch Industries
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Congress
Kansas
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Triad
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Brownback
Koch
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Fred Koch
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Koch
U.S
Cato Institute
New York City
New York Post
Vanity Fair
People Magazine
David
Ronald Reagan
Libertarian Party
Kechs
Senate
Kuch
James Dobson
David S. Awbrey
Kansas Press Associa
Readers question zoning power and constitutional rights
A reader criticizes zoning as infringing property rights privacy and redress while arguing it erodes representative government. The letter questions open industrial zoning, variance processes, and claims government arrogance limits citizen self management, urging reflection on constitutional aims.
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Ottawa Planning Commission
Franklin County
Kansas Department of Transportation
America
Reader Forum guidelines for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters ottawaher ald.com. Limit is 500 words.
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Public libraries face Internet porn access debate
Kathleen Parker argues libraries must filter public Internet access to protect minors from pornographic material. She cites Livermore California as a case and notes opposition from the National Library Association and ACLU. Suggests age-restricted or overall filters, with medical research exceptions, to balance free speech and child protection.
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Livermore
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Bob Guccione
Kathleen P
National Library Association
American Civil Liberties Union
SurfWatch
Cyber Patrol
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NSA
Santa Clara County
Sec
Barbara Conant
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
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Mindspring.com
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