Need for a New Ottawa High School Building Revisited
In the 1906 Ottawa High School Chronicle Clara Crain described crowded facilities with students kneeling at “desks” in the hallway. The 2004 school survey raises questions about safety, maintenance costs, and voter understanding, suggesting boards should avoid loaded questions and address trust issues to build support for new facilities.
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Ottawa High School Record
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Ottawa
Dorothy Nichols
Kansas business leaders pessimistic on state economy
A Kansas poll of 300 business leaders found a majority view the state economy as on the wrong track compared with the nation. Health care costs topped two concerns at 61 percent, with 30 percent willing to consider leaving the state.
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Kansas
Kansas Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Pat McFerron
Cole, Hargrave, Sandgrass and Associates, Inc
Lew Ebert
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Ebert
McFerron
Winery bill splits Kansas liquor firms at Statehouse
In Topeka a three tier system clash pits farm wineries against liquor distributors and retailers. Senate Bill 402 would let wineries sample wine at stores and sell by glass carafe or bottle at winery restaurants with a 125 dollar license, while removing the 60 percent Kansas grape requirement. Critics warn of unfair advantages and potential erosion of state agriculture benefits amid drought risks and market shifts.
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Topeka
Statehouse
State Commerce Department
Kansas
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Division
Philip Bradley
Kansas Licensed Beverage Association
Senate Federal and State Affairs Committee
Kansas Farm Wineries
Amy Campbell
Kansas Association of Beverage Retailers
Patty Clark
Commerce Department
Norm Jennings
Kansas Grape Growers and Wine Makers Association
Pete Brungardt
Salina
NATO
Funding Public Schools in Kansas Urges Quick Action
A Kansan appeal urges legislators to fully fund public schools now. It emphasizes half a million students facing larger classes, teacher salary declines, and delayed technology upgrades. The appeal warns that partisan politics threaten the state’s economic health and future jobs. It calls for immediate calls to lawmakers to stop delays and pass adequate funding.
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