Walk to School Sparks Safety Debate in Ottawa
Health experts warn obesity rising as few children walk or bike to school. In Ottawa USD 290 many students shift to buses or car rides, amid hazards on Ash Street between Ninth and 11th streets. Call for sidewalks and route safety reviews to boost exercise and academics.
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Readers' Forum Letters Encourage Open Public Debate
The Ottawa Herald presents Letters to the Editor under Readers' Forum, with writers taking responsibility for opinions and cited facts. The paper invites disagreement and requests readers to respond in the forum to foster full public discussion.
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An Open Letter to Restaurant Workers About Service
An open letter criticizes restaurant staff for lazy or careless service and urges courtesy, quality, and better dining experiences. It offers tips on interaction, napkin abundance, pacing toward closing, tipping fairness, and respect, ending with a reader call to send tips to the Ottawa Herald. The note attributes authorial voice to Sir and signed by Tommy Felts, pagination editor.
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Crackerjack Theatre rehear ses fall production at Ottawa venue
Crackerjack Children's Theatre stages dress rehearsal for Twain's Tales and Pride and Prejudice at the Ottawa Municipal Auditorium with last minute costume fittings and microphone testing by Ottawa Music. Medora Davidson praises the cast while Shonda Stitt aids rehearsals. Athena Hartmann announces titles before Sunday performances as bouquets are given to staff and directors after the show.
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The Ottawa Herald invites letters of 250 words or fewer for the Readers' Forum. Include name address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Readers are limited to one letter per month. Form letters poems consumer complaints and testimonials will not be printed.
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