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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1996
Page
3
Guest editorials criticize sand dredging near the Kansas River between Junction City and Lawrence. They urge a two-year moratorium, caution against river habitat erosion, and urge the Corps of Engineers to delay permits until a five-agency study is finished.
A list of contact addresses and phone numbers for U S Representative Sam Brownback, Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius with their offices in Topeka and Washington D C. The Brownback offices include Longworth House Office Building Washington D C and Topeka Kansas phone lines. Graves and Stovall provide state capitol and judicial center addresses with Kansas city numbers and an insurance office line.
A columnist recalls warning siblings about mail order music clubs. The piece details risks like damaged or unwanted selections, monthly charges, and demands to buy more CDs. It notes major players Columbia House and BMG Music Service, advises on options to avoid auto deliveries, and ends with the author canceling two memberships. The column cites Vickie Hull of Lawrence.
Editors invite signed correspondence to be published, requiring the writer's address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned letters will not appear.
A sixth grader critiques Ottawa city and school policy urging abandoning a new middle school plan. The writer cites unsafe traffic near K-68 Ohio Road, argues city hall misused funds, and praises editorial voices while urging the board to reuse vacant local buildings and heed voters.
As Dole leaves the Senate to pursue the presidency Kansas Governor Bill Graves faces a pivotal choice to fill the vacancy. A Roberts appointment could leverage immediate seniority while a caretaker could delay influence. Graves is urged to nominate a moderate voice aligned with voters over party bosses, shaping Kansas politics for years.
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