Ottawa High names three valedictorians in class of distinction
Diane Pratt joins Angie Drake and Joy Kimball as Ottawa High School valedictorians for a 4.0 GPA class. Drake will study architectural engineering at Kansas State University, Pratt telecommunications and interior design at K State, and Kimball pre medicine and biology at Ottawa University. All three balanced sports and numerous activities.
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Ottawa
OHS
Angie Drake
Diane Pratt
Joy Kimball
Drake
Pratt
Kimball
Ottawa University
Kansas Legislature weighs bills, but eyes full-time sessions
The past session saw 991 bills introduced in Kansas, with 412 in the Senate and 579 in the House. Of these, 313 passed and were signed, 40 were killed, and two vetoed. The piece argues against moving to full-time sessions, urging further streamlining of the part-time process and focusing on essential work.
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Kansas Legislate Jurn
Senate
House
Kansas
Digging Kansas First Emotionally, Not Far Afield
A reader urges joining the Kansas Anthropological Association to learn dig skills and land respect. The Ottawa Jotham Meeker site exposed the rough realism of archaeology and the joy of touching artifacts. The writer describes digs across Kansas towns and plans a future site near Coldwater with their daughter, valuing local exploration.
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Terry Ostmeyer
Indiana Jones
The
Kansas Anthropological Association
Ottawa
Jotham Meeker
Lyons
Cherryvale
Topeka
Olathe
Coldwater
Kansas
Ottawa Herald Rates List for Subscriptions and Deliveries
The Ottawa Herald lists subscription and delivery rates effective April 1, 989 in Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier. motor route and mail options vary by county and distance. Prices cover one month to one year, with higher rates for all other areas.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Ottawa High School graduation clocks 90 minutes
Superintendent Don Duncan praised Ottawa High School for a tight 90 minute commencement that featured three valedictories, two speeches, two performances by choir and band, and a $1000 class gift toward high school expansion. 124 graduates received diplomas as Congressman Jim Slattery addressed the ceremony.
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Don Duncan
Ottawa High School
OHS
Jim Slattery
Barry Tucker
Gannett
Ruckus at KU Commencement Tarnishes Traditions
The 117th KU commencement drew 4000 graduates down the hill as dark clouds hovered. Critics claim 10 to 15 percent of Arts and Sciences graduates drank beer during the procession, with beer fights disrupting the ceremony. The writer faults Chancellor Budig for failing to curb such behavior, warning of lasting reputational harm to the university.
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Lawrence
Gene Budig
College of Arts and Sciences
Stadium
Braduates
Abbie Hoffman remembered as a radical showman and catalyst
A personal tribute recalls Abbie Hoffman as a flamboyant protest figure who shaped American discourse in the 1960s. The writer notes Hoffman's fame as a clownish showman, his confrontations with the press, and his later life marked by drug issues and a controversial stance on liberty. Hoffman's suicide at age 52 is noted, with reflections on his impact and the paradoxes of his legacy.
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Simi Valley
Calif
Abbie Hoffman
Kansas Prairie
Hoffman
Texas
People Magazine
Robert Frost
America
Salina
Kan
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