Ottawa considers through street plan for stop signs citywide
City Hall debates a plan to place four way stops at every intersection of designated through streets and two way stops where a through street meets a non through street. Cedar Street faces four way stops at Fifth Seventh Ninth and 11th. The proposal risks slowing a popular north south route and raises questions about traffic priority across Ottawa.
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Reader Forum Seeks Signed Submissions Under 500 Words
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the forum, must be hand-signed, and include the author s address and telephone number. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
A Call for Civic Reform and Voter Competence
Charley Reese argues that only citizens who pass a knowledge test should vote, condemning voter apathy, political deception, big money influence, and universal registration. He warns that uninformed voters empower demagogues and erode self-government, urging informed participation as the path to responsible citizenship.
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America
Thomas Macaulay
United States
Macaulay
Mount
Everest
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
Economic good times and budget woes priced in editorials
The piece contrasts a robust U S economy with wage-push inflation fears, noting weak wage growth yet strong consumption and investment. It also criticizes Congress for a massive budget bill with emergency spending, surplus squandering, and misplaced priorities, urging prudent fiscal planning amid editorial voices.
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Corpus Christi
Texas
Federal Reserve Board
Fed
Alan Greenspan
Columbus
Ohio
Clinton
Congress
Etta Semple House in Ottawa Could Become Community Memorial
A Kansas City group plans to place a tombstone on Etta Semple’s unmarked grave in Hope Cemetery, while the writer camera views her house as a potential community project. The Semple house, condemned then saved, needs work but offers space and history and could be donated to the Franklin County Historical Society for displays or programs.
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Hope Cemetery
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