Ottawa City Commission appoints Gillette after coin flips
Former Ottawa mayor Vicki Cummiskey urged forward thinking as commissioners chose Charles Gillette to replace her. The selection prompted calls for legal clarity from Commissioner Matt Matthews and sparked debate over a process seen as personality driven. The real vote occurs March 25 with Gillette serving only until April 1999 election.
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Ome Sage
Ottawa
Vicki Cummiskey
Cummiskey
Jim Welch
Charles Gillette
Matt Matthews
Gillette
Richard Jackson
Blaine Finch
Joan Tyson
Jackson
Matthews
Brownback exonerated as Senate panel drops probe
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee found insufficient evidence to claim Sam Brownback coordinated with Triad Management Services in 1996. The report notes lack of interviews with key donors and PACs, while Triad’s president declined to answer questions under oath.
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Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Kansas
Fred Thompson
R-Tenn
Triad Management Services
Bob Murray
Triad
GOP
Wichita
Jill Docking
John
Ruth Stauffer
Stauffers
Sen. Brownback
Carolyn Malenick
Senator Brownback
Hutchinson News
Ottawa USD 290 faced unilateral policy amid low teacher morale
A Reader Forum piece voices dismay at Ottawa Kansas USD 290 board pushing a four day extension and a modest pay raise as teachers threaten departure. The author warns such actions harm students and the community, urging collaboration and highlighting youth tobacco prevention and policy debates in Kansas. The letter ends noting reader submissions are welcome with signatures.
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Kansas
Ottawa
USD 290
Take It Like a Woman A Wife Rallying Against Illness Bias
A writer reflects on gender stereotypes in illness response, contrasting women’s endurance with men’s complaints. She uses family, work, and media examples to argue that women shoulder more hardship and urge men to endure, while acknowledging her love for men and concern for fairness.
Kansas Tobacco Ad Urges Help For Youth Addiction
Every year eleven thousand Kansas children begin a lifelong addiction to tobacco and about four thousand will die early from smoking related diseases. The message highlights the scale of youth smoking and the urgency for prevention and support programs.
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Centers For Disease Control
Kansas
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Kansas House of Representatives
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