Ottawa mulls auditorium as separate city authority
Ottawa City Commission debated restructuring the auditorium into a separate city authority like the library. A 10 mill property tax levy was proposed for the auditorium, drawing concern over taxpayer subsidy, accountability, and the need for a clear mission and private funding to support cultural programming.
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Oldest woman to give birth spurs debate on motherhood age
A 63-year-old in the Los Angeles area has become the oldest woman to give birth with fertility help, rekindling discussion on whether a universal motherhood age limit should exist. Proponents and critics cite aging variability and lack of proof that older mothers are inherently unfit.
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Daily News
Poetry of Love From Pomona Students Honoring Mothers
In Bruce Wisconsin and Kansas, Pomona Elementary School pupils created heartfelt gifts for Mother’s Day. Teacher Shelee Brim organized a Mother's Day Tea as pupils shared responses to a read story Only, answering “how much I love you” with many concrete, personal images and phrases.
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Crystal Foreman
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Contact details for U S government representatives
A list of contact points for President Bill Clinton at the White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington DC 20500. Comments line (202) 456 1111. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback with Washington DC offices and state offices in Topeka and Overland Park include phone numbers 202 224 4774 202 224 6521 913 233 2503 and 913 492 4378.
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Reader Letter Demands Answers on City Environmental Coordinator Dale Howard
Ronald Small of 503 N Mulberry complains about lack of answers from officials on the status of city environmental coordinator Dale Howard. He claims the city manager controls commissioners, urges voters to voice concern, and links ongoing issues to lawsuits and perceived dishonesty, urging change through press and public sentiment.
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Reader Forum Letters Require Signatures and Contact Details
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum with their signature and full address and telephone number for verification. Long letters may be edited to fit space constraints while preserving the author’s identity.
Blair’s Labour Wins Power Amid Promises and Ambiguity
Yomiuri Shimbun notes Tony Blair reassured voters Labour would keep Conservative economic policies and partner with business, insisting Labour is not socialist. Voters trusted Labour and forced Conservatives from office. Blair’s fresh image aided victory, but his plan remains uncertain as he pledges not to renationalize enterprise and faces testing leadership.
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Let the Past Be Past and Build Our Future Now
A column urges moving beyond World War II grievances as a Japan and Germany reparations watch list spurs debate. It argues most actors are dead, vengeance harms progress, and future needs—refugees, hunger, torture—deserve focus while noting Bill Cosby and Nelson Mandela stories about choosing reconciliation over revenge.
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