Editorial Calls For Balance In Funeral Picketing Battle
The piece notes Westboro Baptist Church plans to picket soldier funerals in Missouri while Patriot Guard members justify protecting mourners. It links Missouri’s funeral protest bill to Kansas lawmakers seeking a balanced approach that preserves private grieving rights against free speech, urging passage.
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Ottawa Education Aid Programs Support At-Risk Students
Marge Stevens highlights county efforts in USD 290 and Ottawa schools to assist children with social or emotional needs. Programs include psycho social groups providing breakfast and transport, after school emotion skill builders for 30 students, and funded or shared attendant care workers. These services enable at risk students to stay in class and learn.
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Was the half cent tax vote by mail a good idea
The writer questions the vote by mail program for a half cent sales tax, noting ballots returned as undeliverable and extra postage costs. They cite a clerk’s error in addresses, several returned ballots, and missing signatures affecting countability. They doubt cost savings and urge robust public debate.
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