Crosswalk fix urged to protect Ottawa youth on Main Street
Ottawa high and middle schools offer summer activities by foot or bike but crossing the four lane Main Street is risky. City officials consider Eleventh and Main with a crosswalk and light to aid Ottawa University students and residents, facing pushback from KDOT yet prioritizing safety.
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Ottawa Middle School
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Eleventh and
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawa community voices protest over school bond issue
Disappointed residents demand the USD 290 bond vote not be tied to saving the Fifth and Main middle school. Lynda Alderman cites threats to withhold education funding, calling tactic divisive and unacceptable for Ottawa children.
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Ottawa
Children of
Fifth and Main
Lynda
Reader Forum letters welcome at Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters including the author address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters ottawaherald.com Submissions must be no longer than 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa
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Political contacts list for Kansas lawmakers and officials
A compiled directory of political representatives including U S President Bush, U S Senator Pat Roberts, U S Senator Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryan, Governor Bill Graves, State Senator Robert Tyson, State Representative Ralph Tanner, and State Representative Bill Feverborn with their Washington D C or Topeka office addresses phone numbers and websites. The list covers key governmental offices in Washington D C and Kansas to contact officials or constituents seeking outreach.
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D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Do We Want Ottawa to Grow or Stay Small
Dr Bud Gollier questions Ottawa Kansas growth in a Community Viewpoints column. He cites truck parking strain and a zoning debate as signs of housing and tax base pressures. Gollier urges residents to tell leaders their choice between growth and preservation.
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Ottawa
Delbert Edwards
Wal-Mart
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Country Club
Lawrence
Johnson County
Ces
Olathe
Shawnee Mission
Blue‘Valley
Kansas
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Bud Gollier
No clear front-runner in Kansas governor race yet
Kansas Republicans wait as Gov Graves leaves in January 2003 and Kathleen Sebelius remains a likely Democratic candidate. Jerry Moran shows hesitancy about running while Lt. Gov. Gary Sherrer contemplates a bid. House GOP dynamics under Glasscock also shape the field amid fundraising and education funding debates.
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Kathleen Sebelius
U.S
Jerry Moran
Hays
Moran
Kent Glasscock
Manhattan
Glasscock
Gary Sherrer
Salina
Hutchinson
Wichita
Topeka
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Sherrer
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