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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 2008
Page
2
Noted CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite, renowned for trusted coverage, left a lasting impression with his calm narration during pivotal events of 1980. His quotable remarks reflected journalistic integrity and a steady pursuit of truth under pressure.
Ottawa High School graduates will celebrate in Steve Gropan Stadium if weather permits. The ceremony uses a revamped venue with a flat field free of long and high jump pits, new bleachers, track, entrance, concessions, lighting, and fencing. Investments by taxpayers created a broader sports complex now drawing state visitors for the 2008 commencement. A new scoreboard will follow a wind-related fall earlier this month, with further field and press box improvements planned as resources allow.
A compiled list shows addresses and contact methods for U.S. Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U.S. Representative Nancy Boyda, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas State Senators Pat Apple and Derek Schmidt, and State Representatives Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse and Bill Otto. It includes office locations in Washington and Topeka, phone numbers and online contact forms.
A year end column salutes the Wellsville USD 289 community. Denise O'Dea notes PTA and Booster Clubs, Site Council, volunteers, area businesses, teachers, support staff, secretaries, parents, and students as the backbone of a productive learning environment.
Last week CASA of the 4th Judicial District hosted a Kansas Barnstormers Tour event featuring KU basketball alumni and local celebrities to raise funds. Special thanks to Sara Caylor Haylie Colby and all CASA volunteers for their work. CASA recruits trained volunteers to advocate for children in the court system and coordinate services to support their best interests.
In Lawrence, April 19, Ben Stein's Expelled prompted praise for its linking of Darwinism and Nazism, while a reviewer in the Lawrence Journal-World on April 25 is criticized as biased and confusing. The writer defends intelligent design and condemns media bias and Darwinist dominance.
The Ottawa Herald invites letters of 250 words or less to the Readers' Forum. Include name address and daytime phone. One letter per month. letters poems complaints or business testimonials will not be printed. editors may edit for length and clarity.
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