Ottawa recovers after damaging microburst storms
A microburst slammed Ottawa causing extensive tree loss in City Park and damage to First United Methodist Church stained glass. City crews, National Guard, and volunteers from businesses and residents mobilized for cleanup, highlighting strong community spirit and resilience amid the widespread disruption.
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Ottawa
First United Methodist Church
Mother Nature
National Guard
Ottawa Public Works
Andy Haney
City Park
Scott Lambers
Yeltsin Clinton converge on Kosovo and arms pact
At a Cologne summit Boris Yeltsin and Bill Clinton sought mutual aid with Russia needing economic help and NATO policy support. They backed new START II ratification timing and a potential ABM treaty rewrite while Kosovo mediation and debt rescheduling were advanced alongside reform pressure from the IMF.
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Barry Schneid
Washington
Boris Yeltsin
Bill Clinton
Russia
Yeltsin
Clinton
Kosovo
Cologne
Germany
U.S
Duma
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Dimitri Simes
Nixon Center
Michael Mandelbaum
Council On Foreign Relations
Spurgeon Keeny
Arms Control Association
Iraq
Keeny
Agriculture, not armaments as key to human survival
Charley Reese argues population pressure threatens topsoil and water, urging focus on agriculture over arms. He warns of carrying capacity limits, stresses the danger of complacency among Americans, and notes technology can worsen scarcity. He cites Ehrlich and Balkans warmth as cautionary context.
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U.S
Paul Ehrlich
Ehrlich
Lin Yu-tang
Earth
Balkans
Spending frenzy in 1999 Kansas legislature attracts ire
Kart Petersohn of the Kansas Taxpayers Network decries the Cedar Crest remodel costs 4.2 million with 2.4 million borne by taxpayers and 1.8 million by a group linked to former official Jack Brier. He notes rising university fees, higher admin pay, and looming tax hike pressures after a year of rapid state spending.
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Karl Petersohn
Kansas
Cedar Crest
Graves
Jack Brier
Friends of
Regents
K.U
Robert Hemenway
GOP
House
Senate
Kart Petersohn
The
Kansas Taxpayers Network
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