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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 2003
Page
1
The weather page notes a cool, mostly clear night with fog after midnight and near 39 degrees. Thursday brings cool, mostly sunny morning with a high near 66. This brief forecast appears on the weather page alongside classified, comics, and society sections.
Vermilyea, a 53 year old Church of the Brethren believer, walks across the United States to wake people from materialism. He slept under a bridge near the Franklin-Douglas county line before continuing toward Mont Ida in Anderson County. He spoke at Ottawa Church of the Brethren and plans talks at local schools, aided by volunteers like Sandy Payne Brown who hosted him.
Ottawa school board retreats to craft a scaled down bond issue between 24 and 26 million dollars. They favor two new elementary schools with a third planned later, with site at Davis and Wilson roads and North Ottawa areas likely first served.
Experts defend Kansas school funding in a 1999 lawsuit challenging the formula for distributing 2.6 billion dollars to 302 districts. Witnesses, including Herbert Walberg and Lawrence Picus, argue reforms shifted focus from inputs to student skills, aiding achievement as Kansas ranks well on NAEP.
The national do not call list began today after a week of court battles, with millions of numbers registered and enforcement beginning through the FCC. Officials expect a drop in telemarketing calls though a judge blocked FTC operation earlier, and the system faced last minute changes and lingering guidance issues.
After years of effort and vetoes, the Senate moves toward a national ban on a specific abortion procedure. President Bush signaled willingness to sign the bill. The compromise aims to codify a partial birth abortion ban as the first federal law of its kind since 1973. House action could follow swiftly toward a president’s desk.
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