This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 2005
Page
12
The Kansas labor department said February added 10,700 jobs, lowering the jobless rate to 5.6 percent from January's 5.8 percent. Government employment rose by 9,700 tied to non teaching staff returning to state schools and universities, with the February 2004 rate revised to 5.7 percent.
Kansas gains 28 700 jobs including 4 800 in durable goods manufacturing. February employment reaches 1 32 million with January and February 2004 comparisons. Unemployment drops to 81 859 statewide as four major metros record lower rates. Kansas City and Wichita areas see improved rates while Topeka and Lawrence also ease. Labor Secretary Garner urges continued focus on job creation in key sectors.
A Kansas House panel advanced a measure requiring full disclosure of public employee total compensation and added a clause to cover university professors consulting with outside groups. The bill, nicknamed the Lew Perkins Provision, would expand Open Records Act exemptions while mandating reporting of misconduct complaints to the attorney general.
U S data show durable goods orders rose 0.3 percent in February after January's 1.1 percent drop. Gains were driven by a rebound in aircraft and parts, while excluding transportation equipment the index fell 0.2 percent. Dow fell 13.15 points. unemployment claims rose to 324,000. new home sales surged 9.4 percent to a 1.2 million pace with a record median price of 230,700 dollars.
After weeks of talks lawmakers reached a compromise to boost education funding by up to 127 million dollars annually. The plan uses existing state revenues to aid 301 districts and targets programs for low income students, special ed and bilinguals. House to vote next week with aims to meet the Kansas Supreme Court deadline.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.