Ottawa Ill echoes of home and industry on a crossroad trip
A traveler describes a road trip through Ottawa Illinois visiting landmarks such as the Reddick Mansion and Washington Square, noting industrial ties with Makajima USA Mitsuboshi Belting GE Plastics and Libby Owens Ford, the Fox and Illinois rivers, Starved Rock State Park, and historic echoes of Lincoln Douglas debates. The piece contrasts Ottawa Illinois with Ottawa Kansas and Ottawa Ohio while recounting the local economy and heritage.
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Fox
Illinois
Makajima USA, Inc
Mitsuboshi Belting Corp
Starved Rock State Park
Pontiac
Rock
Switzer resignation prompts call to reform college football rules
The piece argues Barry Switzer's OU exit spotlights the tension between NCAA rules and players' needs. It asserts athletes deserve pay or support for basic needs like shoes and coats, notes the sport's PR value, and calls for reform while recognizing only a small fraction reach professional ranks.
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Barry Switzer
University of Oklahoma
Switzer
NCAA
Letters to the Editor on Ottawa Rec baseball programs
A reader criticizes the Ottawa Recreation baseball program for misdirected funding and increased management. The letter argues coaches supported a levy for program maintenance and improvements, but current leadership has worsened facilities and oversight. It endorses using interns for supervision and urges the ORC board to cut management layers and refocus spending on equipment and grounds maintenance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Recreation
ORC
Mili Levy
Sitalion
Imiakes
Ottawa
Marriott guest letter to Bill Rooney on hotel stay
Andy Rooney writes to Bill Marriott about a Washington Marriott hotel room stay. He critiques price service charges and breakfast costs, notes free coffee on every floor, and comments on showers towels and in house movie charges. He suggests removing nightly pillow cards to lower the bill.
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Washington Marriott Hotel
Bill, Marriott
Board of Marriott Hotels
J.W. Marriott, Jr
Bill
Andy Rooney
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1989 Postings
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective April 1989 for Ottawa area and surrounding regions. Rates vary by delivery method including motor route and mail, with monthly, quarterly, and yearly options and different totals for local, Franklin County, and adjacent counties.
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Ottawa
Camer
Mal
Frankin
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Ottawa, Ill
Northcentral
Ilinois
Joyce
Ill
Earlsville
Ottawa Street
People’s Bank
Seneca
Kansas
First National Bank of Ottawa
Chicago
Kan
Wal-Mart
Bitants
Libby Owens Ford Co
GE Plastics
The
Daily Times
Chamber of Commerce
Reddick
Chamber
Washington Square
Ottawa, Kan
Illinois River
Forest Park
Fort Wayne
Ind
Ohio
Jim Hitch
Ottawa Herald
Aniy
Rooney
BOL
Mary
S. Cedar
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