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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 2007
Page
6
Ottawa city commissioners advance a clean air ordinance aimed at eliminating smoking in eating establishments and public places. A study session on Monday precedes a Dec 5 public hearing and vote at City Hall to address health rights and smoke-free air in enclosed, publicly accessible spaces.
Franklin County commissioners will weigh a special use permit for Karen McVey to install a 30 foot wind generator and tower on Shawnee Road near Appanoose. Planning Director Larry Walrod said it triggers the need to review county wind generator rules, the first formal request in Franklin County for a small home wind system. The cost and maintenance drop make such systems feasible in light winds and potentially self sustaining in about five years. The American Wind Energy Association notes these small systems power homes and businesses.
Secretary of Defense Robert Gates told a Kansas State University audience that defeating terrorism requires civilian help and non military tools. He urged creation of a permanent civilian expert group and closer involvement of universities and private specialists to supplement military power in Iraq, Afghanistan, and past U.S. operations. He emphasized integrating soft power with hard power and drawing on his CIA and seven presidency experience.
In Chicago, the wife of missing adventurer Steve Fossett filed a Cook County petition asking a judge to declare him legally dead. Attorney Michael LaVallo said the move helps resolve Fossett estate, described as vast with liquid assets, entities, and real estate. Fossett, 63, disappeared September 3 after taking off from Yerington Nevada toward Bishop California during a pleasure flight.
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