Franklin County urged to adopt countywide zoning policy
The Franklin County com missioners are urged to consider establishing codes for unincorporated areas after the planning commission again recommends countywide zoning. With a new member, Tom Weigand, the commission should discuss and let the planning board draft regulations. Zoning would steer future land use, control growth, and protect rural landowners while not forcing current uses to change.
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Franklin County
County Planning Commission
County Commission
Tom Weigand
Planning Board
Franklin
Anderson
J.B. Hall
John D. Montgomery
Shakespeare festival offers free family access to Romeo and Juliet
A Kansas City area reader extols the Heart of America Shakespeare Festival presenting Romeo and Juliet at Southmoreland Park from June 25 to July 14. The writer highlights free admission, pre show activities at 6 15, curtain at 8 15, and the value of exposing children to the arts through short, repeat visits.
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Shakespeare
Heart of America Shakespeare Festival
Southmoreland Park
Kansas City
Heart of America
Montague and
Capulet
Shakespeare Festival
Mound City
Signs of a collapsing civilization and boycotts by Baptists
The piece argues that the Southern Baptists have voted to boycott Disney and that Disney today differs from the original company. It cites Tom Fleming and Oswald Spengler on civilizational decline, predicting chaos and secession trends in the US and Europe. It praises dissident, secessionist impulses as signs of potential renewal through decay.
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Walt Disney Corp
Disney
Walt Disney
Tom Fleming
Chronicles Magazine
Southern League
Fleming
Rome
America
United States
Oswald Spengler
Spengler
Europe
California
Baptists
Local homeowner vents at Ottawa city office delays
Mark E. Moore of 724 S Locust Ottawa complains of repeated misstatements by Wynndee Lee program manager about remodeling plans. He notes April 1996 plan submission, temporary power delays caused by inspectors, and ongoing communication with the city and his attorney.
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S. Locust
Ottawa
Wynndee Lee
City of
Lee
Ottawa Herald
Mark E. Moore
Readers urged to sign letters with return address
The note calls for signed letters to the editor with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published, and readers are encouraged to include a contact number to speed up confirmation.
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