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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 2000
Page
2
Kansas official visited Ottawa Middle School to spark student interest in voting and elections amid a hand recount in Florida. The editorial urges continued civic education, mock voting, and timely recounts to maintain youth engagement and public duty.
The Central Heights Elementary Music Department in Richmond Kansas invites local support through the Pepsi Notes program running November through January. Eligible schools redeem symbols on Pepsi and Frito Lay labels for free instruments and supplies, with a goal to obtain band instruments and replace aging piano lab. Drop off points include Walmart and Country Mart in Ottawa or mail to 3521 Ellis Road, Richmond KS 66080, in care of Darrell McCune.
Ottawa reader Marshall L Werth recounts a 2 September 2000 UN Millennium Meeting attended by 150 world leaders and his letter to Kansas officials asking 17 loyalty questions. he notes no responses by 1 October and argues the UN undermines U.S. sovereignty.
Dorothy Nichols notes Ottawa High School football milestones from Cook Field to recent undefeated 2000 team. She recalls players, families, and generations who followed Ottawan sports, praising staff, radio broadcasts, and community support shaping a rich football tradition.
In Topeka the real political action will shape Kansans for two years as the Kansas Legislature faces a narrow GOP majority and possible Senate gridlock. Gov Graves will push budgets, with Republicans likely to determine policy, while federal stalemate delays national progress and local funding for programs like special education. Martin Hawver notes the shift concentrates power in Topeka regardless of the presidential outcome.
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