Veterans Day events honor in Ottawa and Wellsville
Editorial promotes Veterans Day observances across Ottawa and Wellsville with opening ceremonies at Forest Park and local services at the War Memorial. A week of events includes parades, marching displays, battlefield re-enactments, Healing Field of Flags tours, church programs, food vendors, and live entertainment by local schools and groups.
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Veterans Day Parade Sign Ideas Highlight Parade Route
Citizens plan signs with patriotic messages like Thank You For Serving and We Love You for the Veterans Day parade from Fifth and Main to Forest Park. About 200 entries are expected along with 300 or more motorcycles from six groups in Ottawa Emporia Topeka Lawrence Kansas City Kansas and Kansas.
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Ottawa Veterans Parade Grows From Small Block to Big Event
Readers in City, Missouri and surrounding areas praise a community veterans parade that has expanded since 1993 from a block long. They credit word of mouth, the parade committee, and the Internet for its growth and thank Ottawa for support.
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No to flu clinics in Ottawa grade schools
Danielle Summers from USD 290 expresses opposition to H1N1 flu vaccination clinics in Ottawa grade school buildings. She urges parents to contact the superintendent and school board, arguing that public schools should not serve as medical facilities and urging readers to voice their stance via call or email.
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Dean Katt
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Complex Cerner deal stirs Kansas Missouri eco development
Martin Hawver notes the Cerner proposal to relocate 4500 high paying jobs to Kansas City's Village West faces mixed politics and a controversial soccer stadium component tied to Cerner Missouri Wizards ownership. The state offer hinges on a stadium loan while scrutiny falls on Kerr and Wagnon amid cross state maneuvering.
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David Kerr
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Mark Parkinson
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Lobbyists soak up power in DC at Ritz price
Jim Hightower notes 13,000 corporate lobbyists in Washington with executives visiting for closed sessions. The Ritz-Carlton serves as a retreat for these influencers offering pricey baths like The Inaugural Bath and The Capitol Bath plus a Bath Menu that adds 50 dollars per soak, framed as a business expense.
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