Ottawa faces three financing options for new sewer plant
Ottawa city commissioners discussed three ways to fund a $7.7 million sewage treatment plant to meet Kansas health rules. Options include a mix of one eighth cent sales tax and sewer surcharge, a quarter cent sales tax, or no sales tax with higher sewer bills. Public hearings set for 9:30 a.m. Wednesday.
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Scott Lambers
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Lambers
Readers clash over Bush arrest and Reagan era tax cuts
Eddie Shelton of Ottawa replies to Bud Gollier, challenging his Nov 8 column. He notes Bush was 30 at the DUI incident, accuses Reagan’s tax cuts of widening debt, and disputes Clinton era tax and economic claims with references to Rush Limbaugh and 1993 predictions.
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Ted Kennedy
Franklin Roosevelt
Harry Truman
John Kennedy
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Hillary
Rush Limbaugh
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Eddie Shelton
Ottawa
Reader Forum letters sought at Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number for Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald 1045 Cedar Ottawa K5 66067 or via letters ottawaherald.com Email submissions must be under 500 words and may be edited for space.
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Diversity versus deviance is urged in ACLU critique
A columnist argues that diversity has been corrupted by fringe groups and generous litigation. The piece contends veterans would not support actions by the ACLU backing controversial causes and warns that diversity should not erode decency or individual rights.
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U.S
American Civil Liberties Union
Man Boy Love Association
America
ACLU
Florida ballot controversy hoax in Palm Beach County
A columnist attacks the Gore campaign staging a Palm Beach County ballot dispute as a hoax. He criticizes officials, media coverage, and candidate Al Gore while defending the integrity of voter rules and ballot design amid the 2000 election controversy.
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Gore
Monica Lewinsky
Bill Daley
William Daley
Chicago
Pat Buchanan
Buchanan
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State Senate
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al Gore
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