Editorial Urges Sebelius as Kansas Insurance Commissioner
The piece argues Kathleen Sebelius should be the next Kansas insurance commissioner, criticizing incumbent Ron Todd for retirement pay abuse and rehiring pattern. It notes Todd retired to collect state retirement funds and was rehired, drawing both retirement and salary. The editorial asserts the practice is legal but unethical and urges a better choice than Todd.
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Athleen Sebelius
Topeka
Kansas
Ron Todd
Todd
Fletcher Bell
Bell
Kathleen Sebelius
No kidding travels of Columbus after death
Chronicle of Columbus burial eries claiming multiple burial sites. First in Valladolid, then Seville, Santo Domingo, Havana, and Seville again. Some speculate wrong bones were shipped to Seville. Source notes The Grim Reaper's Book of Days by Ed Morrow.
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Columbus
Valladolid
Spain
Seville
Santo Domingo
Havana
Citadel Press
Letters to the editor guidelines issued for publication
Editorial section invites signed letters with the writer’s address and a phone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published and readers are encouraged to participate by sharing their views in response to current topics.
Ottawa readers vent on police, parents, and curfew
A letter to the Ottawa newspaper defends the Ottawa Police Department, urges parental accountability, and calls for a stricter curfew with fines for violators. The writer argues officers are understaffed, praises responders, and notes the town’s small size while urging residents to display house numbers and support community services.
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Ottawa Police Department
Ottawa
Pomona curfew debate and parallel parking ban fuels forum
In a community forum segment titled It's Your Quarter, residents weigh a weekday curfew of 9 p m and weekend curfew of 1 a m, urging fair enforcement and less impact on working families while criticizing Pomona City Council's parallel parking ban on Main Street which could harm small businesses. The piece calls for parental involvement and safer, shared youth spaces as alternatives.
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Pomona
Wedding Band Brings Peace After Ethnic Tensions Unite
Irena Haramic and Max Popovich, both 22, married soon after a Croatian band canceled over fears of a Serbian attendance. Three years later they have a daughter Gabriella and credit a surprise gesture by tamburitza players from both communities for inspiring reconciliation. The couple’s story, set in Valparaiso Indiana, highlights forgiveness, cross ethnic friendship, and family harmony amid lingering regional tensions.
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Irena Haramic
Max Popovich
Max
Yugoslavia
Irena
Mairzy Doats
Dozy Doats
Lamzy Divey
Wisconsin
Valparaiso
Ind
Gabriella
Stand United Against Moral Decay Over Liquor Debate
A Christian community laments moral decline tied to liquor by the drink and urges united action. Anonymous business owners favoring alcohol profits are contrasted with ministers wary of opposition, stressing biblical separations and boldness to stem general degradation in the city.
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Busi
British Troops Break German Resistance in Italy and More
Fifty years ago today October 10 1944 British forces break German resistance along the Rubicon River in eastern Italy capturing Spaccato Longiano and La Crocetta as bad weather and rough terrain slow the U S drive toward Bologna. Soviet forces push to the Baltic coast near Memel and the Nieman River on the East Prussia frontier. U S Navy planes strike Okinawa in the Ryukyu Islands.
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Rubicon River
Italy
Spaccato
Longiano
la Crocetta
U.S
Bologna
Lithuania
Baltic
Memel
Nieman River
East Prussia
Okinawa
Japan
Ryukyu Islands
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