Ottawa seeks public input on expanding or reconfiguring elementary schools
The Looking At Schools Together committee invites Ottawa residents to town hall meetings at five public elementary schools in early December. The discussion covers options from a single Super Elementary School to multiple smaller centers, renovations, and maintaining status quo, seeking input on priorities, efficiency, busing, and curriculum options. Community members may also submit views by phone, fax, mail, email, or letters to The Herald and school board members.
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Readers defend nativity scene and Clinton trip urged
A reader attacks Mr Douthat over a Nativity display and urges keeping God in government. Shirley Coffman claims money bears In God We Trust and defends religious displays. She also criticizes Clinton's Asia trip and Vietnam visit as humiliating to the U S military and mocks media attention to election issues.
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Reader Forum Policy Review Demands Signatures
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the forum but must be hand signed and include the author address and telephone number. The policy requires submissions contain contact details and a signature, guiding future letters to be considered for publication.
Welcome Home Ottawa Main Street Vision Begins
A Main Street association veteran welcomes residents to join a community driven effort to shape Ottawa downtowns future. The text urges surveys focus groups and volunteering to inventory assets and plan growth aligning with architecture schools and safe neighborhoods, with early 2001 survey results expected.
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School finance task force plan face likely demise
Gov. Bill Graves 13 member task force on school finance backs a package to cost 215 million and possibly 300 million with board proposals. With a flat FY 2002 budget and existing commitments, lawmakers show little appetite for tax increases, dooming the package to likely failure.
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