Ottawa Works Toward Tree City USA Status
Ottawa pursues Tree City USA designation with a tree board ordinance Arbor Day observance and a city forestry budget. City officials plan downtown tree planter replacements and park tree plantings by students and girl scouts as part of the effort.
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Itawa
Kansas
Ottawa
Marais Des Cygnes
Tree City USA
National Arbor Day Foundation
U.S. Forest Service
National Association of State Foresters
Ottawa Area
Orlis Cox
John Heckert
City Commission
Lawrence
Massachusetts
John D. Montgomery
Ottawa Herald
Kosovo War Critique by Charley Reese and Milosevic Speech Debate
A Charley Reese email argues against Western blame of Slobodan Milosevic, praising Yugoslavia's multinational equality, criticizing NATO action in Kosovo, and labeling the Kosovo Liberation Army a terrorist group financed partly by drug money. Reese questions Western motives and warns against US-Russia tensions.
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Serbia
Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Kosovo
U.S
Yugoslav Federation
NATO
Croatia
Slovenia
Bosnia
Albania
United States
Milosevic
Hitler
Balkans
Russia
Kosovo Liberation Army
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
Gun Control Debate Sparks Reader Letter Response
Aaron Cowdin argues against Darlene Good's gun control stance, citing 1995 gun death figures from the United States and comparing with Japan and other nations. He contends that high U.S. gun violence undermines the right to bearing arms and urges reflection on the price of gun access.
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Darlene Good
University of Kansas
Japan
U.S
Osaka
United States
England
Germany
Canada
Australia
Sweden
Spain
Vietnam
Aaron Cowdin
Spruce Cowdin
Falcon
Ottawa High School Hosts All-Night Superdance 1999
An all night dance fundraiser at Ottawa High School drew about 80 students and raised over 3400 dollars for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Students collected at least 35 dollars each, with teachers supervising from 7:30 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. Activities included dancing, games, movies, sports, and food, highlighted by MDA director Paula Blood praising the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Paula Blood
MDA
Overland Park
OHS
Kansas to spend 12.6 billion on roads but process remains internal
Kansas faces a slow moving, largely internal process for allocating the 12.6 billion tied to the 1999 transportation bill. KDOT uses a formal prioritization system plus judgmental decisions, with audits showing gaps between priorities and actual work. Proposals urge user-fee funded, investment based highway finance linked to traffic, fuel use, and segment performance to avoid political lobbying and ensure funds reach where generated.
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Bob L. Corkins
Kansas City
Kansas Department of Transportation
KDOT
State Post
Post
Kansas
Bob Corkins
Kansas Public Policy Institute
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West
Balkan
Asnes
Tyme
King Features Syndicate
Rob
Lew
Mcpaes
Doonesbury
Garry Trudeau
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