Don Woodward Center expansion eyed for future study
Ottawa Recreation Commissioner Don Kornhaus urges studying a plan to add a kitchen and an indoor pool to the Don Woodward Community Center at 517 E. 3rd. He argues the center could serve more groups, noting a past renovation succeeded and volunteering could again drive the project. The idea is for serious planning rather than immediate action.
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Don Kornhaus
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Kornhaus
Don Woodward
E. 3Rd
Forest Park
Lawrence residents recall Lecompton slavery history at Constitution Hall
Guest editorials reflect on Lawrence and Lecompton ties to the slavery era. They note Constitution Hall's 1986 renovation into a Kansas State Historical Society museum, Kansas' free state path, and the enduring lesson from the Lecompton versus Lawrence struggle.
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Herald
Kansas
Union
State
Constitution Hall
Kansas State Historical Society
Lecompton
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
Kansans
Lawrence
Lawrence Journal-World
Private sector ethics clash over RMH raises
Reader questions RMH pay and perks totaling about 80000 dollars while taxpayers fund a sales tax bailout. They urge repealing or voting down the extension, arguing profit should precede raises and criticizing reliance on public subsidies. They joke about seeking taxpayer subsidized bureau cratic employment.
Century of 1895 spotlight blends tech, art, sport and pizza
The piece surveys 1895 as a pivotal year with Grover Cleveland as president and highlights figures like C Gillette, Rudolf Diesel, Wilhelm Roentgen, Marconi, Wells, Crane and Tchaikovsky. It notes landmark events from the first 18 hole golf course in Chicago to the first US automobile race, the founding of the American Bowling Congress, and the rise of pizza as an American staple.
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Val Kilmer
Batman
Madonna
David Letterman
O.J
Seinfeld
Dan Rather
Connie Chung
Andy Warhol
Grover Cleveland
King C. Gillette
Rudolf Diesel
Wilhelm Roentgen
America
Roentgen
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Guglielmo Marconi
Brad Howard
KOFO
Legends Book Store
Stephen Crane
Heartland Lanes
American Bowling Congress
Chicago
Minding Your Own Business: Practical habits for success
Coauthor Don Taylor offers tips from his column urging focus on customer service, problem solving, and efficiency. Emphasizes apology minimization, value through solutions, job security through short-term wins, gratitude, simplicity, courtesy, selective ideas, and looking professional while planning time for thinking.
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Don Taylor
Wal-Marts
P.O
Amarillo
Nighttime traffic woes spur call for action on Lincoln street
A resident on Lincoln complains of late night drag racing and speeding, urging police patrols to curb the behavior. The caller notes more than two unsolved murders in Franklin County and hints at seven in the county’s history.
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Lincoln
Franklin County
It's Your Quarter Community Forum on Local Taxes and Gas
Citizens debate county wages taxes and the citys potential purchase of its gas system. They question the fairness of mill levies, industrial versus government jobs, and the impact on taxpayers. Call 2424700 with opinions between 8 pm and 6 am on weekdays and noon Saturday to 6 am Monday.
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