Public storm shelters urged for Ottawa and Franklin County
The piece urges designating several public storm shelters in Ottawa and Franklin County with accessible locations such as city buildings and churches. It notes past shelters like Franklin County Court building and Vistor Information Center, stresses community planning, and invites readers to comment by Friday for Saturday publication.
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Ottawa
First United Methodist Church
Franklin County
Orrs Cox
Police
Fire
Lane
Princeton
Richmond
Lawrence
Franklin
Anderson County
Reader Forum submissions guidelines from Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with address and phone contact. Mail to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Jsharp
Political contacts list from Kansas legislators and officials
A compilation of addresses and phone numbers for U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, Representative Jim Ryun, Governor Kathleen Sebelius, and several Kansas House members including Robert Tyson Tom Holland Bill Feuerbom Jos Humerickhouss and Stanley Dreher with their Capitol offices in Topeka and Washington DC, plus official websites and email links.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Senate
Roberts
U.S
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
Washington, DC
Jimuryun
Ryunl House
Kathleen Sebelius
State Capitol
Topeka
Stateks
Robert Tyson
Tyson
State
Tom Holland
Holland
House
Bill Feuerbom
Feuerbom
Jos Humerickhouss
Humerickhouse
Stanley Dreher
Dreher
Wellsville Students To See Body Walk Exhibit At School
Wellsville Elementary welcomes the Body Walk exhibit with Power Panther guiding students through ten stations on nutrition and exercise. The KSDE Nutrition Services developed exhibit aims to boost healthy choices and physical activity among Kansas elementary students.
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Wellsville
Power Panther
Usda Food and Nutrition Service
Nutrition Services
Kansas State Department of Education
Jodi Mackey
Kansas
Joyce Kemnitz
Melinda Bouse
Food Service
Denise O'Dea
Kansas budget relief amid wider national shortfalls
The Kansas budget process shows modest cutbacks compared with other states as lawmakers face a looming billion-dollar hole. The piece also warns of private investigators entering journalism and academia, citing Westar’s internal audit and KU sex education controversy, with emphasis on protecting free expression and the integrity of classrooms and newsrooms. It ends noting Professor Mark Joslyn’s tenure promotion and his potential to seek opportunities elsewhere if state funding falters.
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Topeka
Kansas
Lexis-Nexis
Florida
Alabama
Riley
Washington State
California
New York
GOP
Arthur Anderson
Enron
WorldCom
Westar
David Wittig
Topeka Capital-Journal
Jim McLean
Wittig
Jim
McLean
Dennis Dailey
Dailey
TF Wittig
Susan Wagle
Mark Joslyn
Mark
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