Prairie Spirit Rail Trail Faces Completion Delays
The Prairie Spirit Rail Trail from Ottawa to Iola remains incomplete with 17 miles unfinished. About 33 miles are finished including the northern Ottawa to Richmond segment and the middle Anderson County portion. Local officials urge continued funding, landowner cooperation, and active promotion to attract outdoor enthusiasts and similar tourism benefits as other long trails.
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Iola
Anderson County
Richmond
Franklin County
Welda
Johnson County
Lawrence
Missouri
Prairie Spirit
Graves Drives Historic Yet Questionable 1999 Kansas Legislation
Gov. Bill Graves stepped in to push a multibillion-dollar transportation plan and urge reorganizing higher education with a task force. The 1999 session adjourned amid aimlessness, yet the transportation agreement and limited final measures mark the only notable progress.
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Bill Graves
Graves
Transportation and Higher Education
Guest Editorials Offer Readers Mixed Opinions
Editorial notes clarify that opinions expressed by guest writers are not official Herald positions and that the editor’s stance may differ from laws referenced in the pieces. Readers are invited to consider diverse viewpoints on current issues.
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Ottawa reader questions skateboard park funding
Reader Carolyn S. Retzer expresses displeasure with Ottawa Kansas skateboard park funding and asks what the group has done to raise money. She questions city support for local institutions, transport needs for swimmers, and requests commissioners visit to facilities and maintenance concerns.
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Kansas
Veterans Memorial
Franklin County Historical Society
Habitat For Humanity
Ottawa Swim Club
Las
China Cuba alliance risks for U S in Latin America
The author argues that the United States faces strategic harm from China assisting Cuba with defense and intelligence facilities near US shores. He claims Beijing will modernize Cuban surveillance and communications bases, supply spare parts for Russian warplanes, and extend influence to Taiwan. He also attacks Clinton and Congress, laments Latin American friendship, and portrays Castro as dangerous.
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Oscreese
Aol.com
Prayer as a path to healing after Colorado tragedy
A reader urges national unity and prayer following the Littleton incident. He argues for reembracing school prayer across communities including Ottawa USD 290, urging parents, teachers, and students to pray for protection, guidance, and mutual respect. He contrasts governmental limits with individual religious freedom and calls for proactive prayer.
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Readers invited to submit letters to The Ottawa Herald
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