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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 09, 2005
Page
7
The Ottawa Herald invites non commercial events open to the public to submit notices at least two days in advance by fax email or mail. Fax line is 85 242 9420 and email is Goon ottawaherald com. Do not call. submissions may be mailed to The Ottawa Herald Ottawa 66067.
Lane City Council schedules a 7 p.m. public hearing on water upgrade plans and will swear in new council members at the session.
The second half property tax deadline falls on Tuesday with an early deadline kept this year after last year’s cash flow fix. Debbie Hough notes many are surprised. Payments can be made at the treasurer’s office 8 am to 4 30 pm or via the front courthouse drop box and postmarked mail.
A schedule of local meetings and activities including city commission and school board sessions in Ottawa and Pomona, plus library programs and community gatherings such as PATH exercise group books and Babies story time book discussion and grief support group at Village West Ottawa.
The Daily Report records six p.m. Friday arrests including Ivy Smith and Jennifer L. Smith on warrants or trespass charges, Allen G. Abbott Jr. on marijuana and paraphernalia counts, plus thefts from mini storage and a school concession stand totaling losses. A middle school threat and multiple vehicle incidents are noted among vandalism and property losses.
Baker University President Daniel M. Lambert will retire at the end of the 2005-06 school year after 18 years leading the school in Baldwin City. The board learned of his plan at Friday’s meeting as the university notes enrollment growth, facility improvements, and expanded programs during his tenure. A search committee will be formed for a successor.
Three days of public hearings before the State Board of Education drew sharp exchanges between critics of evolution and supporters. John Calvert, retied attorney, testified as his own last witness, prompting questions over state funding for witnesses. Irigonegaray framed the debate around teaching evolution versus other ideas and warned against state influence, while observers argued the issue remains central to Kansas education.
TOPEKA AP A Kansas State Board of Education member says media gave too much attention to witnesses reading material and too little to their opinions on how evolution should be taught. Connie Morris says she has read but not researched the evolution friendly recommendations. Board members Morris Martin and Abrams led the public hearings and discussed the documents.
AAAS chief Alan Leshner denounces hearings as political while defending open debate on evolution. Kansas scientists and critics spar over intelligent design amid claims that molecules embryos and fossils challenge evolutionary theory.
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