Recall effort targets three Ottawa school board members
A citizens recall movement seeks to oust Cal Lantis Marlin Kimball and Sam Sheldon from the Ottawa school board. Franklin County Attorney Larry Wright approves the petition and organizers have 90 days to gather 767 1106 and 1106 signatures respectively to trigger a vote under Kansas law with 40 percent of prior voters.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Larry Wright
Kansas
Cal Lantis
Marlin Kimball
Sam Sheldon
Lantis
Kimball
Sheldon
Government Contacts for Public Feedback
A list of government figures with contact details includes President Bill Clinton at The White House Washington DC 20500 with the Comments Office line 202 456 1111, and Gov Bill Graves at Topeka Kansas State Capitol 66612 with phone 785 296 3232 for inquiries or comments.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pannsylvania Ava
Washington, D.C
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
Critique of Public Education as Political Orthodoxy
Charley Reese argues that public education failure stems from discipline, an overreliance on tests, and ignoring multiple intelligences. He condemns bureaucrats, legal fears, and political orthodoxy for extending schooling, urging earlier exits from school and a life-skills focus.
Clinton Race Initiative proposes a National Racial Disadvantage Index
The piece critiques President Clinton's Initiative on Race and its plan for a national index to measure racial disadvantage. It discusses the difficulties of quantifying racism, suggests alternatives focusing on equal opportunities, and compares the idea to a Doomsday Clock for race relations. It cites insights from John Hope Franklin and reflects on disparities in education and employment between Blacks and other minorities.
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Ashington
America
Clinton
William Winter
Mississippi
Christian Science Monitor
Oprah Winfrey
O.J. Simpson
Colin Powell
Clarence Thomas
Rodney King
Reginald Denny
Tiger Woods
Michaels
Jordan
Jackson
John Hope Franklin
Associated Press
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
University of Chicago
Franklin
Johnson
White House
Council of Economic Advisers
Acade
James Byrd Jr
Jasper
Texas
Jasper County
Donald Louis Kenebrew
Jerry Lynn McQueen
Jim Crow Jr
Kweisi Mfume
NAACP
Reader Forum criticizes liquor vote and political doubletalk
Rev. Jim Furnas objects to the June 17 city commission decision to place packaged liquor on the November ballot. He argues the panel avoided conviction and predicts division, noting alcohol's societal costs and urging revenue ideas that improve quality of life without worsening it.
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Chamber
Jim Furnas
S. Poplar
Reader Forum welcomes letters to The Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Send letters to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald.com. Letters should be no longer than 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
England’s World Cup Joy Shadowed by Fans’ Violence
The Daily Telegraph notes England’s win over Tunisia alongside troubling scenes of English supporters attacking Tunisians off the pitch. It argues a troubling link between national pride in football and hooliganism, warning the “we” narrative has grown irrational and harmful.
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Daily Telegraph
London
England
Tunisia
Europe
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He Thal Tae
Gat
Mallard Fillmore
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