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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1996
Page
3
The Kansas Legislature concludes its session without meaningful ethics reform asHouse and Senate pass divergent measures. Critics say the weak conference bill and partisan blame show a sham effort by lawmakers.Tel
The Manhattan Mercury argues that the 33-mill or 31-mill debate produced a school finance bill, not tax reform. Editors praise the compromise as moderation over kneejerk tax cuts, noting funding public schools and lowering property taxes cannot both be achieved fully.
Yvonne Montoya of Denver was charged with animal cruelty after seeking a $150 turtle operation for her family pet Michaelangelo amid four children. A judge dismissed the case on a technicality. the vet says the turtle recovered after the procedure, while Montoya notes the priority of her kids.
A compiled list provides addresses phone numbers and emails for federal state and local officials including President Bill Clinton senators Bill Dole Kassebaum and Brownback and Kansas Governor Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and state legislators Ralph Tanner Doug Walker and Bill Feyerborn. The information helps readers reach elected officials with comments inquiries or concerns.
An essay on lifelong learning urges readers to seek ICUTs I Can Use That from seminars and everyday experiences. The author cites learning as an attitude and process, warns against confusing experience with true learning, and offers a method to organize new ideas for personal and professional benefit.
A resident vents about smoking bans in restaurants accusing critics of restricting rights and predicts lawsuits. The letter railed at neighbors minding others affairs, remodeling disputes, school board scrutiny, and local public budgets including school buildings and county vehicles, ending with questioning government priority of public education.
A reader calls Ottawa’s community forum It's Your Quarter to accuse the school board and engineers of a hijack on a new middle school project while urging civic action to oppose it. He condemns perceived elites, cites brown spiders as a sign of decay, and urges residents to flood downtown with concerns.
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