Franklin County history highlights in The Ottawa Herald
A history feature by Louis Reed recalling Franklin County milestones and Ottawa pasts from naming the county to 50 years ago events. It notes Ottawa Day at Kansas City Athletics, baton spinning programs, curfews, and beer-raids era scenes, with reflections on repeated firsts and historical context.
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Franklin County
Annals of the
Ottawa Herald
Louis Reed
Norman Rockwell
Saturday Evening Post
Rockwell
Benjamin Franklin
Ottawa
Kansas City Athletics
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Deb Barker
Indianness challenges in Kansas casino licensing shift
A Kansas debate questions if an Iowa tribe should receive state lottery licenses to run a casino as a business rather than through land in trust. The piece argues genuine Indianness fades when comparing to any large corporation and notes the $50 million upfront inducement loses appeal amid legislative scrutiny.
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Kansas
Iowa Tribe
Sedgwick County
Park City
Wichita
Kansas Lottery
Iowa
Halliburton
Koch Industries
General Motors
Readers' Forum letters share opinions and facts
The Ottawa Herald prints Letters to the Editor in its Readers' Forum, noting writers are responsible for their opinions and statements of fact. Readers are invited to respond in the same forum to challenge views or facts presented.
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The
Ottawa Herald
the Herald
Rethinking Religion Evolution and God View
Loren Douthat from Tugist Ottawa argues that evolution is intertwined with enlightenment as a belief system, while he characterizes God as a self-image worshiped by religious drop-outs. The remark frames religion and science as interconnected yet critiques theism as self-centered.
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Linda Brown
Kathy Miller
Krrular
Ken Kletner
Kkistner
Sheila Holle
Shelle
Bill Gray
Tim Millbam
Cedar Ottawa
Fe. Online
Gulag
Comrade Stalin
Breures
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Carn
Statehouse
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
Hawvernews.com
Loren Douthat
Tugist
Cada
Valdtai
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