Ottawa Chautauqua Days Revived At Forest Park
The Ottawa Jaycees present a two day Chautauqua at Forest Park reviving the original festival spirit with lectures by potential candidates for the Franklin County Commission and state offices. The event blends culture with civic forums, offering voters a chance to meet and quiz candidates alongside a robust weekend lineup of entertainment.
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Ottawa Jaycees
Forest Park
Ottawa
Jaycees
Harold Mayes
Franklin County Commission
John D. Montgomery
Government Contacts for Citizens in Need of Help
A list of contact points for federal and state government representatives in Kansas and Washington. Key figures include President Bill Clinton, U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Bill Graves, and Attorney General Carla Stovall, with office addresses and phone numbers provided.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Quincy
Talaphone
Gay
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Telaphone
Haiti the new hub for Colombia drugs to South Florida
A Sun-Sentinel editorial notes shifting drug trafficking routes as Haiti emerges as a key transshipment point for cocaine bound for South Florida. It cites U S policy actions and the fragile Haitian government’s need for aid to curb the flow. The piece contrasts U S and British perspectives on justice in Louise Woodward case.
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Sun-Sentinel
Fort Lauderdale
Fila
Haiti
Colombia
Mexico
Barry McCaffrey
U.S
Florida
Family strength rises above household noise
Vickie Hull reflects on a busy home filled with the sounds of laundry, cooking, and bills, then recalls female ancestors from Emily in 1854 to Winnie and Jo. She credits their hard work, faith, and self taught skills for shaping resilience and character amid modern busyness.
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Emily
America
Queen’s Army
Sevastopol
Turkey
Andrew
Kansas
Durham
Winnie
William
Hutchinson
Dale
Sharon
Mom
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Readers Forum Submissions Sought by Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed with address and phone number and mailed to 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters otawaherald com. Letters should not exceed 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Baseball catch fulfills a lifelong dream at Milwaukee game
Jacquelyn Mitchard recounts her late husband Dan’s dream of catching a baseball, culminating in a fifth inning glove catch at County Stadium. The moment, witnessed by family and strangers, becomes a turning point as Dan, then 40, feels renewed by a single perfect play and marks it with a keepsake note for their son.
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Jacquelyn Mitchard
Dan
Chicago
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Milwaukee
County Stadium
Brewers
Kansas City Royals
Royals
Dale Sveum
Yin
Danny
Mitch
Mailbag.com
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Western Hemisphere
Daily Mail
London
Louise Woodward
Supreme Court
Massachusetts
Woodward
Herald
Vickie
Hull
Doonesbury
Barbara Ann Boopstein
Mallard Fillmore
Seinfeld
Aln
Jaz
Ba, Inc
Righta
Celal
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