Close Call at Ottawa Crossing Triggers Safety Call
A Lincoln Elementary school bus narrowly escaped a Burlington Northern Santa Fe train near Ottawa as three tracks and unused cars blocked the view. Driver Vera Gilbert and district officials press BNSF to move cars back and restore crossing safety, warning of potential fatalities if ignored.
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Ottawa
Lincoln
Burlington Northern Santa Fe
Louisiana Terrace Road
Louisiana Terrace
Vera Gilbert
Gilbert
Lincoln School
Bill Ainsworth
D&h Inc
Ainsworth
Topeka
Kansas Department of Transportation
Dress codes in Waterbury draw ACLU ire and parental support
Kathleen Parker argues for school dress codes as a discipline and focus tool, noting Waterbury parents favor a pilot program and citing improved behavior and scores in districts with uniforms. The ACLU challenges freedom of expression, while Parker urges firm guidance from adults to raise standards and reduce distractions.
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American Civil Liberties Union
ACLU
Waterbury
Conn
Waterbury School Board
Civil Liberties Group
Long Beach
Calif
Newcomb Academy
Michael Andolina
Andolina
Washington
America
Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Ms. Parker
Kparkerlao.com
Reader Forum On Responsibility And Repro
A reader questions Ms Challis and Mr Lowry over child conception while married. They argue adults should plan for children and consider consequences before engaging in unprotected sex, urging Ottawa to learn from their example and act responsibly.
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Ms. Challis
Debra
Mr. Lowry
All
Ottawa
Lane residents face 22 percent appraisal rise this year
George N Finley of Lane says property values climbed 22 percent again, totaling a 48 percent increase over two years. He questions fairness, notes no improvements were made, and plans protest appointments to challenge higher taxes and mill levies.
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Lane
George N. Finley Lane
Oz Theme Park in Kansas Faces Long Road to 2000 Opening
Wyandotte County hosts an Oz Entertainment led plan worth 465 million dollars, boosted by Kansas bonds and local funds. Promoters tout a 900 acre site with a 300 to 600 room hotel, two golf courses, a lake, and a 1999 to 2000 construction window. Opening day targeted May 20 2000 with adult tickets at 24.95 and initial attendance projected at 2.2 million.
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Kansas
Wyandotte
Dave Owen
Gus Fasone
Kansas City
Owen
Oz Entertainment
Old Kansas
Munchkinland
Yellow Brick Country
Emerald City
Haunted Forest
Caverns of Doom
Board of Public Utilities
Wyandotte County
Robert Kory
O2 Entertainment Company
Glinda the Good Witch
Dorothy and
the Tin Man
L. Frank Baum
Time Warner
Palmer
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Decorator
Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Services
Los Angeles
Fazone
Ben Vidricksen
Salina
Senate Transportation and Tourism Committee
Vidricksen
Harold “Skip” Palmer
Disneyland
John Marshall
Harris News Services
Doonesbury
Mallard Fillmore
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I. Mip
Welle
Mee
Batina
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