Ottawa voters face bonds and six city council hopefuls
The editorial backs two bond issues in Franklin County USDs 289 and 290 but notes viewer differences on athletic facilities and Forest Park recreation site. It endorses both bonds as affordable and necessary and urges voter turnout. For City Commission races, six candidates compete for three seats with varying backgrounds and ages. The piece praises incumbents Ramsey Gillette Jackson and planning commissioner Attebery, highlights newcomer Eric White and Robert Hinds, and recommends adding one or two newcomers for diversity.
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Richard Jackson
Max Attebery
Ottawa Planning Commission
Ottawa Citizens Watch Group
Robert Hinds
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Price of War Echoes in Iraq Advance
Pittsburg Morning Sun notes the war's human cost as troops push toward Baghdad. Reports confirm allied casualties including two U S Marines, a Navy officer, and six British soldiers in helicopter incidents and combat near Umm Qasr and Kuwait. Civilians face dangers amid targeted bombing and persistent utilities.
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Political contacts list from Kansas leaders and ULS edition
A fragment lists congressional offices in Washington and state officials in Topeka. It includes Sen. Pat Roberts Rep. Jim Ryun Gov. Kathleen Sebelius and several state senators and representatives with addresses and phone numbers. Several names appear misspelled or garbled, reflecting OCR damage.
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White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senata
Senate
Sam Brownback
Hart Santee Stse
Washington, D.C
Enale
Brownback
U.S
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Rayburn House
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Kathleen Sebelius
State Capitol
Topeka
Over the Road Gang backs new Ottawa recreation center at Forest Park
In Ottawa, the Over the Road Gang Inc thanks the city for prioritizing parks. After two years of study, ORC selects Forest Park as the site for a new recreation facility. The group’s board, led by Phil Brown and others, unanimously supports the project as a community enhancement and urges public backing.
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Ottawa
USD 290
Over the Road Gang, Inc
City of
Forest Park
Jane Morton
Tony de la Torre
Ottawa Recreation Commission
ORC
Ol’ Marais
Over the Road Gang Inc
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Remodel Don't Rebuild Letter Sparks Local Debate
A reader debunks a Ottawa letter titled Remodel, don't rebuild, noting Ottawa education mills at 59.3 and a proposed 14 mill bond would raise taxes, while Central Heights USD 288 now stands at 26.2 mills, arguing apples to oranges in tax comparisons.
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Ottawa
Central Heights
Ottawa voters urged to back ORC bond for community recreation
A Wellsville Ottawa reader defends a USD 288 bond proposal to fund ORC and Forest Park improvements. The letter argues public meetings and the community committee provided answers, details the need for gym, theatre, lab upgrades, and notes the project would not raise taxes, with a push to vote yes April 1.
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USD 288
288
Wellsville
Ottawa
PTO
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