Ottawa High School Bond Vote Remains Controversial
Ottawa residents faced a tough climate for a school bond as reappraisal and higher taxes stirred worry. Despite store closures hurting the economy, supporters pushed a 3389 million Renovation and expansion effort for Ottawa High School, backed by a strong local campaign and faith in education as the community keystone.
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Second
Franklin County
Ottawa
U.S.C
Ottawa High School
Guest Opinion on Kansas School Finance and Tax Mess
Guest editorial discusses 1973 policy on state school funding and fears using equal per student aid harms districts with declining enrollments while wealthier districts gain. It links tax reassessment across 105 counties to unresolved property values and budget uncertainty, urging lawmakers to wait for clearer data next year. It notes Wichita Eagle commentary and concerns about 1990 Legislature.
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Josophy
Kansas
Wake of a Government Representative Contact Details
A list of senior officials and their contact addresses is provided for citizens to send complaints questions or requests. It includes President George Bush The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500 Senator Bob Dole 141 Hart Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 telephone 202 224 6521 Senator Nancy Kassebaum 304 Russell Senate Office Building Washington DC 20510 telephone 202 224 4774 Representative Bob Whittaker 2436 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515 telephone 202 225 3911 State Senator Jim Allen Room 1288 Statehouse Topeka 66612 telephone 296-7361 State Representative Bettle Sue Shumway 281W Statehouse Topeka 66612 telephone 296-7699
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Wash
Ington
D.C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn House
Jim Allen
Statehouse
Topeka
Bettle Sue Shumway
May Day memory revisited with Royals game gift
A Midwest writer fondly recalls May Day childhood baskets in Wisconsin and how the tradition faded in Kansas. On May 1 1990 relatives delivered a living memory by gifting four Royals Brewers tickets, prompting nostalgia for Marlene Schneidewendt and a night at Royals Stadium.
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Kansas
Kathi
Dave Griffin
Kansas City Royals
Royals Stadium
Royals
Milwaukee Brewers
Wisconsin
Ol’ Marlene Schneidewendt
Judge Bork Calls for Conservative Judicial Tactics
Judge Robert Bork, rejected for the Supreme Court in 1987, now argues conservatives must keep politics out of the judiciary. He cites liberal activism, the Senate questionnaire on nominees, and concerns about using the courts to advance political agendas.
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Robert Bork
Supreme Court
Senate
America
Bork
Reagan
U.S
Washington
Monday Club
Dred Scott
Senate Judiciary Committee
Joseph Biden
Judiciary Committee
Capitol Hill
High Court
Lithuania’s Stand For Freedom Against Gorbachev
In a searing critique, the author argues Vilnius seeks Western backing to resist Soviet pressure. Lithuania’s leader Landsbergis is praised alongside Nagy and Walesa, while the West’s acquiescence is condemned as cowardly. The piece calls for moral courage and united support from the United States and allies.
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Neville Chamberlain
Munich
Sudetenland
Czechoslovakia
Versailles
Germany
Mikhail Gorbachev
Vilnius
United States
Freedom
Estonia
Gorbachev
Lithuania
Vytautas Landsbergis
Imre Nagy
Hungary
Poland
Lech Walesa
Gustav Havel
State Department
New York Times
Moscow
Ukraine
Kam
Chatka
Kola Peninsula
Aral Sea
Baltic Republic
Winston Churchill
Financing higher education system a real culprit letter
A reader argues the financing system, not individuals, causes higher education issues tied to the Shumway amendment. He praises Bettie Sue Shumway, notes long acquaintance with the family, and urges a tax-based, downstream funding approach. He cites Kansas public colleges aiding out-of-state students and calls for cooperation among private and public sectors, legislators, journalists, and readers.
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas
Neosho County
Tem
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Bettie Sue Shumway
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