Ottawa city urged to involve in old middle school site
Ottawa’s leaders are urged to take a active role in deciding the fate of the downtown middle school buildings at Fifth and Main. The owners may revert to the city under a handwritten 1870s deed, while the school district pursues ownership proof and contemplates demolition. The city should lead, explore restoration, and consider an ownership stake to revitalize downtown.
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Ottawa Middle
Ottawa City Commission
Commission
Fifth and Main
Ottawa
Reader Forum Submissions Guidelines Published
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters to the Forum page including the author’s address and telephone number Submissions must be under 500 words and reflect opinion or commentary for publication in the paper
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Er Forum
Santa Fe Road Trip With Kids Feels Like Long Trail Journey
A Kansas family road trip to Santa Fe NM shows a mix of old west echoes and modern travel. They traverse US-56 through Kansas and Oklahoma into New Mexico, stopping at Garden City and Dodge City, detailing motels, zoos, food, and weather. The trip ends with a snowy return via I-40 and US-54, marking a long, tiring but glad-to-be-home voyage.
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Santa Fe
Emporia
Springer
Garden City
Jetmore
Kansas
Panhandle
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Moscow
Rolla
High Plains
Texas
New Mexico State
High Desert
Clayton
Southwest
U.S
Albuquerque
Dodge City
Dalhart
Nara Visa
Guymon
Okla
Dodge
Tyson labeled liberal by Kansas senator in health bill clash
Reader asks why Sen. Robert Tyson calls opponents liberal while 101 Republicans backed a bill providing health insurance to 60,000 Kansas children. He notes 159 lawmakers supported the bill and Tyson alone opposed it, labeling him leader of an “out of step” faction.
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Robert Tyson
Kansas
Senate
Tyson
Market fears and Japan comparison in a shaky Dow week
The New York Times notes a Dow retreat near 9 000 sparks warnings of a bubble economy, contrasting US health with Japan's 1990s crash. Despite strong overall signals, rising stock prices remain the lone potential weak spot. The piece also cites Rotterdam's Algemeen Dagblad on Saxony Anhalt voting trends and extremism in Germany.
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New York Times
Dow
Japan
America
Algemeen Dagblad
Rotterdam
Germany
Saxony- Anhalt
East Germany
Christian Democrats
Saxony-Anhalt
Helmut Kohl
Board of Education members push better board teacher ties
In The Ottawa Herald April 28 1998 page 1 Lantis and Maxwell express a positive stance after meeting with teachers, signaling efforts to improve relations. The editorial features Mr Sheldon claiming OFA is a union, not a professional body, prompting a reader to question his focus and impact. Tom Leinaker criticizes the topic and urges attention to board tasks.
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Ottawa Herald
Board of Education
Lantis
Maxwell
Sheldon
OFA
Governor signs viable unborn child protection act
Governor Bill Graves signs the Viable Unborn Child Protection Act and The Prevention of Assisted death by own action Act to safeguard unborn children capable of living outside the womb. The measure restricts late-term abortions to only life-threatening maternal cases or irreversible harm, with Kansans for Life praising the step amid ongoing abortion debates.
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Bill Graves
Kansans For
Graves
Kervorkian
David Gittrich
Kansans For Life
Mallard Fillmore reports altercation over shooting claims
A fragment references a figure named George Wit and a claim of prior shootings involving Sam Donaldson. The text mentions arms and repeated incidents in the past six weeks, suggesting a rumor or satirical scenario rather than a clear factual report.
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George Wit
Sam
Donaldson
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