Affordable Care Act in Kansas Marketplace Overview
Kansas residents will access the federal marketplace starting Oct 1 2013 to compare private insurance plans. Premiums range from 2 to 9.5 percent of income, with subsidies for qualifying individuals and families. Eligible buyers include U S citizens or residents without affordable employer insurance, with Platinum plans the most comprehensive and costly. For details visit health care gov or Frontier Extension District No 11 offices in Lyndon and Ottawa. Rebecca McFarland provides guidance through the extension service.
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Frontierdistrict.ksu
Lyndon
Ottawa
Politicians contact details consolidated for Kansas and federal offices
A structured list gives addresses phone numbers and emails for U S President Barack Obama offices and Kansas officials including Lynn Jenkins Pat Roberts Jerry Moran Sam Brownback Derek Schmidt with district office locations in Washington D C Topeka and Topeka KS plus official governor and attorney general emails.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas State Capitol
10Th Ave
Ste
Topeka
Derek Schmidt
Memorial Hall
10Th Street
Ksag
Reader Forum guidelines for letters to The Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or by email to letters ottawaherald com. Submissions limited to 400 words and may be edited for space grammar and clarity.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Ottawa Babe Ruth League Ends After 43 Years
A community baseball issue in Ottawa ends a 43-year Babe Ruth League tradition as the Ottawa Babe Ruth League votes 8-4 to disband over district boundary disputes. Parents lament loss of All-Stars and travel tournaments, stressing the kids’ love of the game over politics.
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Ottawa Recreation Commission
Ottawa
ORC Baseball
Kansas
Babe Ruth
ORC
RBI
Readers Debate Morality and Local Baseball Legacy
A Reader Forum letter criticizes public officials for religious and constitutional arguments while another writer laments the dissolution of the Babe Ruth League in Ottawa. The piece urges creative fundraisers, community events, and renewed youth baseball to preserve memories for children, arguing the community should support local kids over excuses.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Herald
Oath Kevin Jones Took Uphold Constitution Not Bible
State Rep Kevin Jones R Wellsville took an oath to uphold the United States and Kansas constitutions, not to enforce Christian Bible teachings. He argues that lawmakers should not legislate personal religious views when governing.
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U.S
Kansas
Herald
Kevin Jones
R-Wellsville
United States
Ottawa Herald Opinion Sparks Reader Backlash
A reader criticizes Linda Brown and The Ottawa Herald for biased opinion columns. The letter accuses the paper of uneducated rhetoric and muckraking, urging more balanced coverage and less disdain for political figures.
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Ottawa Herald
Linda Brown
Brown
Bush
Congress
Herald
Ottawa
Supreme Court ruling reshapes DOMA and Prop 8 fate
The Supreme Court found a portion of DOMA unconstitutional and sent California Prop 8 back to lower court. The ruling affects same sex couples in 13 states where legal, while overall life changes remain limited for most Americans. Public reaction mixed across politicians and media figures.
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California
Edie Windsor
DOMA
Mike Huckabee
Arkansas
Jesus
Minnesota
Michele Bachmann
Supreme Court
House
Nancy Pelosi
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