Old Ottawa library building eyed for public use with arts council
City officials argue the 1903 building should remain city property as a public space. A joint plan envisions a visitor information center, Ottawa Community Arts Council displays, and Franklin County Convention and Tourism Bureau offices beside Dietrich Cabin. John D. Montgomery
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Ottawa Community Arts Council
Franklin County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Ottawa
George Washburn
Fifth and Main
City Park
Dietrich Cabin
Convention and Tourism Bureau
OCAC
City Hall
First
Hickory
Ottawa Library
Community Arts Council
John D. Montgomery
Education and parolees on campus safety in Kansas debate
Editorial favors rehabilitation and campus safety but opposes a yearlong ban on paroled rapists and murderers enrolling in state colleges. Argues education aids rehabilitation and that delaying parolees’ enrollment is unwarranted. Includes contact details for government officials.
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Sosely
Kansas
Carla Stovall
Board of Regents
Regents
Abortion Debate Clearly Defines Human Life and Society
A strong anti abortion essay argues abortion kills a human being and harms society. It contrasts nonhuman and human life, condemns convenience killings, warns against Nazi echoes in political correctness, and asserts liberty and life as sacred. It links abortion to broader social decay and profiteering violence.
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United States
America
Open letter questions Herald crime coverage in Ottawa
Readers protest Ottawa Herald reporting of October 4 armed robbery at Budge's Sport Center. They complain names and hometowns were printed without consent and question the accuracy of the robbery date and robber descriptions. Editor notes corrected Friday timing and apologized for the error while preserving police-supplied details.
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John D. Montgomery
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Budge
Jan
Mary Ann
The
Herald
the Herald
Ottawa Police
Seniors rally against perceived Clinton cuts and debt
A citizen letter from a Senior Coalition affiliate argues President Clinton aims to cut Social Security and Medicare. It accuses him of diverting funds to pet projects, cites large federal debt, and urges action while urging contact with the Senior Coalition in Fairfax Virginia.
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Clinton
Why I’m Not Voting for State Senator Doug Walker
Bill Manners presents analysis from Bryan Riley and the Kansas Public Policy Institute, citing eight years of Walker’s tenure in the Kansas Senate and arguing government spending raised taxes and employment dominates farming. The piece endorses Robert Tyson as the preferred candidate, urging voters to oust big spenders and elect conservatives.
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U.S.A
United Seniors Association
Congress
Coalition
Doug Walker
Walker
Kansas Senate
Kansas
Missouri
Tax Foundation
Bryan Riley
Kansas Public Policy Institute
Osawatomie Graphic
Robert Tyson
Bill Manners
Reader Forum Guidelines Encourage Signed Letters
The newspaper invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum and requires hand signed submissions with the author’s address and telephone number. Long letters may be edited for space to fit the column.
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University Daily
Kansan
Goto
Bill Clinton
White House
Pannaytvania Ave
Washington, D.C
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Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Kansas Ave
Topeka
Brown
Bok
House
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Judicial Center
Telaphane
Clerks
Budge’s Sports Center
S. Main
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Washington D.C
Main St
Fairfax
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Mallard Fillmore
Tov
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