Buyers market in Ottawa Franklin County homes values rise
Valuations show residential values up 9.04 percent and commercial 19.27 percent, with agricultural values down 2.77 percent. Franklin County saw over 350 home sales in the past year, as the market remains a buyers’ market with homes selling toward appraisers index levels.
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Readers' Forum underscores letters to editor policy
The Ottawa Herald outlines that Letters to the Editor reflect the writers opinions and research with authors identified at article end. It invites disagreement and factual disputes to be addressed in the Readers' Forum to foster robust public debate.
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YouTube and the unregulated political marketplace
Rich Lowry argues that YouTube offers a rare unregulated arena for political messaging. He cites the 1984 Hillary ad and Swift Boat episodes as examples of loopholes exploited in McCain Feingold, praising anonymity for exposing truth and fostering free, open debate despite media worry.
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Literature festival delights Franklin County students at Eugene Field
Fifth graders share praise for authors illustrators and storytellers at the festival. Quotes from Ashleigh Beery Cory Peoples Megan Moore Connor McCurdy and Katie Carswell highlight Cheryl Harness Doug Bowles and others as engaging. Teachers thank sponsors educators for making the spring event possible.
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Doug Bowles
Cory Peoples
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Connor McCurdy
Katie Carswell
Conflict of interest questions surround Nancy Reed role
A Kansas school district debates whether board member Nancy Reed can serve as a Three Lakes Cooperative paraprofessional within Pomona High School. Attorneys note such conflicts are untested for nonteaching staff, suggesting possible application of conflict laws. The district ponders remedies, including reassigning Reed or removing her from the board, with an election set for April 3 to decide the school district’s reorganization and leadership.
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Readers may submit letters of up to 250 words to the Readers Forum. Include name, address and daytime phone number. Letters are subject to editorial editing for length and clarity. One letter per month limit applies. Form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
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