City road crews praised for patching severe potholes this winter
Ottawa public works staff faced icy and wet conditions as potholes appeared rapidly on Cedar Street and across town. Crews worked long shifts to fill holes, using more polymer cold patch material than in prior years. Salt use spiked to 225 tons, affecting road wear. Editors commend ongoing efforts and thank the workers for their efforts this winter.
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City Public Works
Cedar Street
Public Works
Ottawa
Jeanny Sharp
Controversial Forum Sparks Abortion Debate in Ottawa
A reader letter attacks abortion as murder and argues strict penalties for ending a pregnancy while praising valentines day at Bloomin Florist. The writer, Esther Cole, voices pro life views and condemns those who support choice.
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Esther Cole
Ottawa
Eisenhower PTO thanks local businesses for chili supper support
The Eisenhower PTO expresses gratitude to McDonald's Country Mart Wal-Mart Burger King Sirloin Stockade Dairy Queen South Woods Mini-Mart Wendy's Farm Credit Association and Intrust Bank for contributions to the annual Chili Supper. Special thanks go to Country Mart staff and to Eisenhower staff students and parents who helped.
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Eisenhower Pto
McDonald’s
Country Mart
Wal-Mart
Burger King
Sirloin Stockade
Dairy Queen South
Woods Mini-Mart
Wendy's
Farm Credit Association
Intrust Bank
Dave Smith
Roger Mendell
Marcia Servatius
OHS Food Service
Nancy Johnson
Eisenhower
Doreen Newby
Lisa Ketchum
Meghan Miller
Heather Parkin
Eisenhower Chili Supper
Jayne Turner
Kay Cessna
Jan Ketchum
FBI spy caper turns into a comical national security circus
A columnist mocks the Hanssen espionage case and Washington's mishaps, noting double agents, backyards hiding jewels, and a nuclear submarine crash. He lampoons CIA and FBI missteps, Clinton era debates, and new Carnivore Internet tracking while venting about secrets and national security quirks.
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Washington
FBI
Louis Freeh
Robert Hanssen
United States
Soviet Bloc
Hanssen
Moscow
Maryland
South Africa
Bush
Texas
Waco
Langley
Jethro Bodine
James Bond
Mr. Connery
Bureau
Congress
Declining Morality and the Downfall of Society
A speaker argues morality erosion harms nations from business to religion. He warns against relativism, praises discernment against evil, and cautions readers to reassess beliefs to resist a creeping culture of permissive slogans and junk science.
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Denise Fouts Johnson
Annette Ferguson
Liz
Malinda
Mandy Gifford
Sue Arnett
Nick Wesen
Danielle
Marjorie
Jim
Vivian
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Cedar
Harris Group
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Walter Rubel
Rubel
Ottawaherald.com
Bill Gray
Byray
Kathy Miller
Kemiller
Ken Kistner
Kkisner
Tom Mibbers
Nesscom
Orland
Edge Nese
Kelly
Clark
Strategic Air Command
Boy Scouts
America
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Charlie Reese
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