Missouri Supreme Court Ruling Recasts Riverboat Casino Boats
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that river boat casinos operating in manmade moats do not satisfy state law, ending the guise of boats for many land‑locked casinos. Voters once approved river gambling only on the Mississippi and Missouri rivers, but operators dredged channels to create artificial harbors, prompting a legal shift and rebuke of the casino approach.
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Missouri River
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Missouri Legislature and Gaming Commission
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Government contact details for U S government officials
A list of contact information for U S senators Pat Robarts Dirkson Sam Brownback and state offices in Topeka and Overland Park with Washington D C office addresses and telephone numbers for inquiries and complaints to government representatives.
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Pat Robarts
Dirkson
Washington, D.C
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Topeka
Frank Carlson
E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hart
Senate
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Overland Park
Winter Quiet and Chores Bring Outdoors Inside
A reflective piece on winter's hush and the shift to indoor prep. The author notes frost, migration of birds, and the turn to yard cleanup, winter fertilizer, firewood splitting, and outdoor lighting as the season settles in.
Pageants confront massacre myth in Thanksgiving reflections
Column questions how many pageants this week depicted massacres, examining Pilgrim and Indigenous histories. It contrasts brutal colonial actions with modern Thanksgiving storytelling, citing Black Hawk and fictional North Carolina critique, ending with reader contact for Don Kaul.
Parade of Dreams stars brighten downtown fronts
Readers praise the yellow stars hung in store windows by Ottawa elementary students from five schools. Thanks go to local business sponsors and Ottawa High School Future Educators Club for placing the star chains after the Parade of Dreams on Wednesday, Nov. 19. American Education Week ends with the 1997 theme Teaching Children to Think and Dream.
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Ottawa High School
Ottawa
Reader Forum guidelines for Ottawa Herald letters
Readers may submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters ottawaherald com. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
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Editor contrasts LeTourneau case with male teacher crimes
The Vindicator condemns the lighter six month sentence given to Mary Kay LeTourneau for sex with a 13 year old student and a child, arguing gender bias should not affect outrage or punishment. It questions whether a male teacher would receive similar leniency and notes harm to the boy and child. It also cites The Charlotte Observer on UN Iraq policy and Saddam Hussein, profiling his aggression and weapons programs.
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