Ottawa and Franklin County Most Beautiful Sites
Ottawa and Franklin County showcase Forest Park, courthouses, Ottawa University, the Victorian Visitor Information Center, Carnegie Cultural Center, Old Depot Museum, Heritage Homes, brick streets and scenic residential streets. Pomona Lake offers fishing, skiing, swimming and camping with rural sunsets and sunrises. Readers are invited to share overlooked locations for Saturday’s Weekender.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Forest Park
Noel Douglas
First
Main Streets
Star Development
Ford
Chevrolet
Franklin
Anderson
Carnegie Cultural Center
Old Depot Museum
Question of the Week Submissions Requested
Readers are invited to share selections and comments online at www.ottawaherald.com or mail responses to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S. Cedar St. by Friday. Results will be published in the Weekend edition.
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Ottawaherald.com
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar St
S. Cadar
Ottawa
Political contacts and offices in Kansas and Washington
A list of names and addresses for U.S. senators and representatives, Kansas governors and legislators, and their offices in Washington D C and Topeka. Includes phone numbers and web addresses for Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Meinl Meier Kathleen Sebelius Tom Holland Bill Faverborn Joe Humerickhouse Stanley Oreher and others.
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State
Robert Tyson
Topeka
Tyson
Senate
Tom Holland
Holland
Bill Faverborn
Feverporn
House
Krus
Joe Humerickhouse
State Capitol
Humerickhouse
Stanley Oreher
Dreher
Big ag firms enter Iraq rebuild effort and reform debate
As Iraq nears quiet, Halliburton wins no bid contract to restore oil, Bechtel secures a secret award, and Dan Amstutz pushes free trade in agriculture. Critics warn taxpayer money fuels corporate profits, not Iraqi farmers, urging human needs and sustainable aid through agencies like the Peace Corps.
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Iraq
Dick Cheney
Halliburton
Bechtel
Dan Amstutz
Fertile Crescent
Amstutz
University of Minnesota
Richard Levins
Fred Kirschenmann
Leopold Center For Sustainable Agriculture
U.S
Monsanto
Koch Industries
Cargill
Archer Daniels Midland
United States
Peace’ S Corps
Kevin Watkins
Oxfam
Saddam Hussein
The Elite, Wall Street, and the Illusion of Democracy
A critical essay argues that a 1.4 billion settlement against major firms is paltry, condemns elite impunity, and questions the myth of free enterprise. It discusses wealth, influence, and the barriers faced by ordinary people in politics, noting how money shapes power and elections.
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Wall Street
Thomas R. Dye
Josef Stalin
Mone
Wah on Red With 14 On XD Ise
Wah enters match riding a late surge as Red faces XD Ise in a tight contest. Key players from both teams trade blows with scoring runs and defensive stops shaping the outcome. Coaches study tape as the game tightens in the fourth quarter.
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Ottawa University
Pomona Lake
Waekender
Tec
George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Roberts
Sam
Meinl Mie
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
jim_ryun
Ryun
Kathleen Sebalius
Harris Group
Garden Bilingsley
Gordon
Minsk Brown
Ottawaherald
Kathy Miley
S. Cedar
Democeé Poo On
Eaglecartoons.com
Big Ag
Jim French
Kansas Rural Center
Lai Institute
Prairie Writers Circle
Salina
Soi
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Otauehevald
Hy and
Yal Om
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