Lakes and parks as cooling, leisure spaces in Kansas
The author argues small lakes and ponds in Kansas cities offer relief from heat and provide recreation. Examples include Wamego, Chanute, Wichita, Garnett, Great Bend, Hutchinson, Ottawa, and Forest Park ideas for lagoons. Proponents note joggers and families benefit while opponents worry safety and proper park use.
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Kansas
Wamego
Chanute
Santa Fe
Wichita
Garnett
Great Bend
Hutchinson
Cow Creek
Carey Park
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Kanzi ‘Park
Genes Co
Forest Park
Kanza Park
Jim Hitch
No Kidding by Karl A Van Asselt
A humorous feature by Karl A Van Asselt titled No Kidding presents a list of names in a playful World Features Syndicate style. The piece mimics a carnival style lineup with names such as Ringling Brothers and others numbered one through seven.
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Karl A. van Asselt
Three Museums in LaCrosse Rush County Preserve Limestone and Barbed Wire Heritage
The Rush County area hosts the Post Rock Limestone Museum, Rush County Historical Museum, and Kansas Barbed Wire Museum in LaCrosse. Visitors learn limestone post production, local history artifacts, and a world class barbed wire collection with exhibits on wars and Berlin Wall wire. The Barbed Wire Museum emphasizes Deviles Rope and hosts annual May conventions drawing hundreds of collectors.
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Jim Hitch
Lacrosse
Rush County
Us-183
Nekoma
Rush County Historical Society
Washington County
Abilene
Nebraska
Ford County
Dodge City
WMO Tiside
Kansas
Santa Fe
Timken
Timken Roller Bearing Co
Berlin Wall
The
Kansas Barbed Wire Association
Barbed Wire Museum
Post Rock Museum
Responding to a troubled twenty year old and social concerns
A reader suggests AA or Al Anon meetings to curb a young man’s beer desire and urges redirecting ambitions. The letter supports Bettie Sue Shumway and Rollin Cole on recruiting doctors in Ottawa and questions fixed high incomes for untried doctors. It also raises concerns about animal cruelty, dogs tied up, and noise, asking why welfare for services mirrors food needs.
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Alcoholics Anonymous
al- Anon
Bettie Sue Shumway
Rollin Cole
Ottawa
Its Your Quarter community dialogue letters voice concerns
A reader blasts persistent late night noise from dogs and laments inaction by authorities, questions New World Order theories, praises Cal Farley Boys Ranch in Amarillo for aiding hundreds of youths, and comments on trucking weight laws and road safety. The letter urges action on a traffic light at Wilson and North Main and notes an engineering study is underway. Readers may call 2424700 between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. Mon–Thu and noon Saturday to contribute.
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Wilson and
North Main
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Lakes ‘N’ Parks
Ringling Brothers
Alf
Otto
Charles
John
Henry
World Features Syndicate
Glober
Gombault
St. Fidelis
Cathedral of the Plains
Washington D.C
Brussels
Geneva
Cal Farley
Amarillo
Texas
Ranch
Fred Phelps
Ottawa Herald
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