City, county clash over alternate school in Crestview home
Ottawa authorities spar over using Crestview Nursing Home, 1140 W Seventh Terr., for an alternative school. The program, housed three years in a mental health center basement, serves middle schoolers removed for behavioral issues. Cooperating districts face zoning friction and neighbor resistance. critics urge real school facilities and broader cooperation to help at‑risk students.
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Ottawa
County Commission
Franklin County Mental Health Center
15Th
Wellsville
Central Heights
Crestview
Seventh Terrace
Franklin County
John D. Montgomery
Remembering a friend’s wedding and life crossroads
A personal reflection on a friend’s Sunday wedding, marriage 60-40 counsel, parenting two boys, and aging. The writer, in a nostalgic tone, weighs life stages from college to work and family, noting seven preschoolers nearby and seeking adult time while praising his two sons William and Ben. It ends with a correction about a Quantrill raid beverage stop, per Deborah Barker.
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Mrs. Right
William
Ben
Lawrence
Franklin County
Deborah Barker
John Anthony
New Hope Baptist Church
Anthony
Quantrill
Anthonys
Stanton
Barker
Ottawa
Reader Forum Blames Ottawa Officials for City Expansion
A reader denounces Ottawa city bureaucrats for pushing a “larger picture” agenda over local property owners. The letter accuses staff of driving plans that sacrifice individuals, arguing elected officials defer to staff and abolish direct public access to decision making.
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Ottawa
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices noted
A compiled roster of contact details for national and Kansas state officials. Names include President Bill Clinton U S. Senate members Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and Jim Ryun plus Gov Bill Groves Attorney General Carlo Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and several state representatives and senators with Topeka and district addresses and phone numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pannsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
Office
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Federal
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
W. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite 245
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Carlo Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Fauerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Talaphone
Post traumatic stress disorder shell shock explained
Linda Endicott defines PTSD as a mental injury from overwhelming trauma. The piece traces causes including abuse and accidents, outlines three symptom types hyperarousal intrusion and emotional constriction, and notes treatment via therapy and possible medication with a call to seek local help.
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Linda Endicott
American Psychiatric Association
Ottawa
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