Opening of ORC Fields Faces Weather Delays and Chaos
The long awaited Field F and G at Orlis Cox Fields opened amid rain and construction delays that stretched over a month. Frustrations rose as coaches players and parents scrambled between fields. The Ottawa Recreation Commission faces staffing and communication challenges and considers on line listings to improve game alerts. Recreation funding looms as a factor in upping Ottawa’s quality of life and attracting more families.
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Reader Forum Editor's Note Praises Volunteer Fire Dept
Ross M. Byron, a Midland Railway road foreman, thanks Centropolis volunteers who aided after a May 5 accident near the Ottawa Creek trestle. He recounts their timely, first rate aid, notes his father L B Bryan helped start rural fire services, and urges appreciation for volunteer departments.
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Reader Forum submissions sought for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or send by email to letters ottawaherald com Submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Semantics debate won't improve Kansas schools
The Kansas State Board of Education spent its June meeting defining suitable education, a broad scope including nursing and libraries. Leaders demand reform over Webster’s dictionary, urging credible assessment, qualified teachers, public backing, and fiscal support, to actually redefine Kansas education.
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State Board
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Ten Commandments display faces court fight in Wyandotte
Salina Journal columnist weighs in on the Unified Government of Wyandotte County Kansas City Kansas decision to keep a Ten Commandments tablet on public property despite a push to remove it. The piece argues the first five commandments are religious in nature and warns officials against treating them as secular dogma. It notes the ACLU lawsuit and questions the defense that the tablet conveys general moral principles.
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Salina Journal
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