Ottawa Rotary Jaycees back park project with gifts
The Ottawa Rotary Club will donate 5000 for a park gazebo while the Jaycees agreed to fund a fountain. The Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce already spent 7000 on the east end and invites further gifts to planters, paving, rock and benches totaling about 26000. Donations can be sent to the chamber office at 109 E 2nd. Jim Hitch reports community volunteers fund the project aiming to complete it this year.
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Ottawa Rotary Club
Ottawa Jaycees
Edward E. Haley
Rotary Club
Jaycees
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Ottawa Area Chamber of Commerce
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Lee Olmsted
Ottawa
Jim Hitch
Comment on Liver Versus Broccoli and Spring Pleasures
A humorous column extols liver over broccoli and other vegetables arguing it is cheap, safe from theft, and a hero’s food. The author defends personal taste, recalls military dining, and notes President Bush’s dislike of broccoli while praising liver as a courageous choice.
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Hutchinson
United States
Tibet
China
Drug Testing for City Employees Faces Reluctance
A guest opinion urges adoption of a drug-testing policy for city workers including City Hall Police and Fire departments. It notes public support, asks why some commissioners resist participation, and warns that a fatal accident or similar event may push toward policy approval.
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Oes
Lawrence
Penny
Ottawa High School bond issue Q and A item
The Herald notes a $3.389 million bond expansion and renovation plan for Ottawa High School with a typical tax impact. An average six mill increase equates to $6 per $1,000 of assessed value. commercial property at 30 percent of appraised value would pay about $72 yearly for a $40,000 appraisal and $144 yearly for an $80,000 appraisal.
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Ottawa High School
the Herald
Don Duncan
Census form frustrations and comic complaint about long form
The writer vents about being chosen for the Census Bureau long form. He exaggerates 43 minutes to fill 59 questions and laments the burden, the PERSON 1 labeling, ethnicity questions, and counting quirks. He jokes about calling a help line, paying a carpenter, and the absurdity of government paperwork.
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Census Bureau
Margie
Ottawa High bond vote urged by student leaders and parents
A letter from the Ottawa High School community urges voters to approve a May 1 bond issue to fund new classrooms a gym and library expansion. Parents describe overcrowding and space limits while students cite Step-1 programs and athletic facilities as reasons to support multi purpose spaces for future enrollment growth.
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Ottawa High School
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