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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2001
Page
2
Ottawa Library moves from paper records to a web based public access catalog, converting 52 000 items to a new bar code system. Staff offer training during National Library Week to ease the transition and more than 1 200 patrons have already received new hologram style library cards.
On a sunny Saturday with mild 65 degree weather in Ottawa the resident on 400 block of North Sycamore laments an overpowering odor from a river treatment plant. She urges city leaders to visit her deck on a calm south wind to witness the issue and vows daily complaints if unresolved this summer.
Mike Detwiler voices support for saving the former Ottawa middle school and repurposing it as a multifunction center to anchor Main Street. He cites editorial ideas from March 10, 2001 and argues the building could provide government offices, a police facility, and a USD 290 site while boosting downtown vitality and reducing overall tax burden.
Dr. Bud Gollier argues for creative budgeting and a new funding approach for higher education and K through 12 in Kansas. He suggests raising or reallocating revenues, including a per pupil state funding increase with a matching student contribution, to protect education from cuts and sustain instructional technology and personnel.
The piece critiques how media attention elevates school shooters to fame, arguing coverage drives copycat crimes and narcissism among youths. It cites Santana High School and Williamsport incidents, warns against sensationalism, and urges reduced coverage to curb future violence.
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