ORC recreation building plan sparks mixed local reaction
A long readers letter weighs Ottawa Recreation Commission plans to fund a new recreation building on USD 290 property without a tax hike. The author praises the idea but questions public input, governance, and the lack of clear consensus, urging community involvement and a county wide view.
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Ottawa Unified School District
USD 290
ORC
Handy Online Herald Archives
Ottawaherald.com
Eisenhower School
Ottawa
Ottawa University
Ransom Memorial
Kanza Park
Dengel & Son Mortuary Earns Emeritus Excellence Award
Dengel & Son Mortuary at Third and Hickory streets in Ottawa received the 2004 National Funeral Directors Association Pursuit of Excellence Emeritus award for community service, consumer relations, and professional education. The win marks five consecutive years of recognition, underscoring the firm’s commitment to serving families and the Franklin County area. The Emeritus Award, given at the NFDA convention in Nashville, honors nine achievement categories including education and community relations.
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Dengel & Son Mortuary
Third
Hickory Streets
Ottawa
National Funeral Directors Association
Dengel & Son
Craig Dengel
Dengel
Franklin County
Inhouse
Association
Nashville
Tenn
Debt relief, Iraq aid drives Paris Club deal
Major economies agreed to write off 80 percent of Iraq's Paris Club debt, totaling 42 billion dollars, as part of a plan to spur reconstruction. Iraq owes an additional 80 billion to Arab governments. the deal is praised by Iraq's finance minister as historic. Meanwhile Pulitzer Inc. mulls a possible sale to boost shareholder value, with Goldman Sachs advising.
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Iraq
U.S
Paris Club
Jean-Pierre Jouyet
United States
Japan
Russia
Adel Abdul-Mahdi
Pulitzer
Goldman, Sachs & Co
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Arizona Daily Star
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ST. Louis
South Cedar
The
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
State Farm Bank
Keith King
Logan
Greg Seymour
Main St
State Farm
Bloomington
Illinois
Statefarm.com
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