Community split over Ottawa OU ORC joint recreation complex
Ottawa University and the Ottawa Recreation Commission face mixed opinions on a shared recreation complex. ORC has 1.5 million for a facility while OU seeks 17 million for Hull Wellness Center. A city committee will decide a land plan and future direction by February, weighing needs, budgets, and local access.
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Would you support a joint ORC OU recreation project
A brief poll question shows 37.9 percent support and 62.1 percent oppose a proposed joint recreation facility between ORC and OU, with 22 votes for and 36 against.
Miss America crown goes to Harvard Law student Erika Harold
Erika Harold, a Harvard Law School bound Phi Beta Kappa from Illinois, won Miss America on a pro abstinence platform. She publicly supports virginity and urges avoidance of early sexual activity while pageant officials debate the implications of brain over beauty. The piece notes controversy over speakable views versus traditional Miss America expectations.
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Ottawa University advocacy for recreation funding and budget restraint
A resident argues Ottawa University should finance college athletics and recreation facilities instead of raising taxes. They note OU’s long city ties, call for reallocating existing funds, and urge officials to curb spending until the budget improves. The writer even proposes OU’s administrator as mayor to enforce fiscal restraint.
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Hull Center aims to expand university wellness facilities
Ottawa University officials defend the Hull Center as a studentAthlete training and Braves Hall of Fame home while stating it will not serve community recreation needs. The Ottawa Recreation Commission USC 290 and the City of Ottawa collaborate to develop a separate community recreation facility, emphasizing ongoing cooperation to meet growing recreational demand.
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Ottawa supports joint ORC OU recreation facility
Mary Beth Thompson of Ottawa endorses a combined ORC and OU recreation complex. She notes two sons at Lincoln Elementary receive sports fliers, mentions affordability of fees, and praises OU student volunteers at free ORC clinics for community children.
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Enron ties in privatizing Army draw scrutiny
The piece questions Thomas White as Army Secretary and his Enron links. It alleges privatization of 214000 Army jobs, directs funds to contractors, and cites a lack of oversight and unknown privatized payroll. Reader Forum letters are invited.
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Ottawa Readers Forum Guidelines for Letters to the Editor
The Ottawa Herald invites Letters to the Readers Forum under a 400 word limit. Include name address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Readers are limited to one letter per month.
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