Ottawa urged to keep consolidated 911 dispatch
Ottawa and Franklin County officials debated splitting 911 dispatch into city and county operations at a joint meeting. Critics warned the move could raise costs and confusion, urging a shared budget increase and a unified center to address dispatcher turnover without fragmenting service.
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Ttawa
Franklin County
Brad Gilges
Rex Bowling
Ottawa
Gilges
911
Consolidated Dispatch Center
Reader Forum Rules for Submitting Letters
Readers are invited to send opinions to the forum. Submissions must be hand-signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Letters may be edited for space to fit the column.
Confession of Liberal Bias After Reading Bork Book
A liberal columnist admits brainwashing by conservatives over Robert Bork and his failed Supreme Court nomination. He critiques Bork as a right wing nut, laments the smear era, and argues against constitutional overreach while inviting reader responses.
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National Inquirer
Robert Bork
Bork
Rosencrantz-Guildenstern
Supreme Court
Ronald Reagan
Charlie Manson
Jane Fonda
Clarence Thomas
Mr. Bork
America
Lindbergh
The
Court
I Am Your American Flag by Earline McGinnis
A reader defends the flag in a letter by Earline McGinnis of Wellsville, denouncing Supreme Court rulings that allow desecration as a blow to national honor. She honors the flag as a symbol of life liberty and justice, recalls sacrifices, and urges Americans to protest those who threaten its meaning.
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Montgomery
Mr. Montgomery
Supreme Court
America
United States of America
U.S. Supreme Court
Tam
Land of the
Free
Home of the
Brave
Earline McGinnis
Wellsville
Woes of school reform prove education is not a fix
Charley Reese argues that the United States lacks a uniform public education system with about 15,000 districts. He condemns overreliance on technology and research spending, decries political football framing, and warns that without parental civilizing influence and student effort, classrooms cannot be saved by money or gadgets.
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United States
CNN
Internet
Colleges of Education
William H. Armstrong
David R. Godine
Christendom
Charley Reese
Osoreeseaol.com
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King Features Syndicate
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