County weighs future waste plan as landfills near limit
Franklin County faces dwindling landfill capacity at two sites near Ottawa. Officials debate remaining space and seek long term options, urging study of incineration, recycling and other methods to cut tax impact and generate revenue.
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kassek, Kassebaum Break With GOP On Tower Defense Pick
Sen. Nancy Kassebaum Kassaboom breaks with fellow Republicans to oppose John Tower's confirmation as Defense secretary over concerns about conflicts of interest and defense procurement issues. Her stance marks independent action contrasting with Dole and wider GOP support.
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Week's End Reflections on Breaks, Politics and Procrastination
A weekly opinion piece laments spring break schedules, working women, empty Main Street storefronts, global terrorism fears, tax prep, Ottawa politics, and media ethics. It notes a police leader's restraint, concerns over youth sports, procrastination, and a lighthearted quip about delaying promotions during spring break.
Kansas Senators Attention Getters
Kansas two senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum stand out for courage and independence. Dole backs presidential cabinet values and strict separation of powers while defending Tower, and Kassebaum opposes him, insisting Tower is unfit. Their principled stances redefine Kansas Senate leadership and ethics.
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Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
John Tower
United States
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Evolution theory and creationism back in the public square
Jonathan Il. Stone argues that evolution is a testable scientific theory based on observations and physics while creationism belongs in religion. He cites Asimov and Hoyle, disputes Looy's stance, and notes transitional fossils and punctuated equilibrium as support for evolution despite gaps. He insists science, not faith, belongs in education.
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Webster’s
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Asimov
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Hoyle
Locy
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Review of Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses
A reader critiques the novel as wildly fictitious and dreamlike, noting it won't convert readers nor alter Muslim beliefs. The piece discusses Islam, Kho meini's death sentence, and the work's reception among believers while contrasting Rushdie's talent with the reviewer’s limits.
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United States
Khomeini
Hell
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India
England
Rushdie
Christ
America
Ottawa Herald USPS Rates 1934 Subscriptions List
Ottawa Herald publishes 1934 subscription rates for delivery in Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier and mail. Rates include one month four seventy five, three months thirteen twenty five, six months twenty eight fifty, one year forty eight fifty by carrier. mail Franklin County and adjacent counties five dollars monthly, fourteen fifty quarterly, twenty eight yearly. all other areas six dollars monthly, seventeen fifty quarterly, thirty four semi annual, sixty six yearly.
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Ottawa
Carrer
Franklin County
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