Ottawa High School inaugurates Wall of Honor class
The inaugural Ottawa High School Wall of Honor inducts a lawyer a nurse a physical therapist an educator and a violinist among 22 nominees. Honorees urged students to value education as they recalled hard times and shared stories from John Wilson 1919 and Brian Lewis 1986.
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Ottawa High School Wall of Honor
Ottawa High
OHS
John Wilson
Brian Lewis
Juilliard School of Music
Europe
Lewis
U.S
Gary Hart
NFL
Steve Grogan
Hart
Grogan
Government Contact Hotline for Federal Officials Listed
A list provides contact points for President Bill Clinton and U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and U S Representative Jim Ryun. It includes White House address and comments line plus Senate and House offices in Washington Topeka and Overland Park with telephone and some fax numbers.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Talaphona
Fox
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Washington, D.C
Promise Keepers boost women, writes Vickie Hull
In a regional column, Vickie Hull argues Promise Keepers encourage responsible male behavior and stronger families. She counters Patricia Ireland of NOW, saying PK fosters respect for women, better marriages, and healthier society, urging Ireland to reconsider.
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Patricia Ireland
National Organization For Women
Ms. Ireland
Promise Keepers
Colorado
Bill McCartney
Tery
Coach McCartney
God
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Rest of Us Reading List tops ten favorite books
Readers share strong attachments to novels from To Kill a Mockingbird to Lonesome Dove in a community poll inspired by Oprah. The column notes many titles and explains the joy books bring across generations, with a playful acknowledgment of an eleventh entry.
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Life Magazine
Oprah Winfrey
Susan
Duane Schwandt
Spicer
Minn
Schwandt
D. Young
Hadley, Mass
March Sisters
Eee
Robert Coulson
Hartford City
Ind
Coulson
Raymond J. Healy
J. Francis McComas
Joseph Heller
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Willa Cather
My Antonia
E.B. White
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Harper Lee
Brooklyn
Betty Smith
Margaret Mitchell
Louisa May Alcott
Charlotte Bronte
Emily Bronte
Truman Capote
Jane Austen
John Steinbeck
Larry McMurtry
J.D. Er
Abolish Primaries to Cut Campaign Costs Says Opponent
A political commentary argues against campaign finance reform, claiming universal suffrage and mass media force costly campaigns. It advocates restoring smoke-filled rooms by having parties select delegates at state conventions and candidates woo them, reducing primary advertising waste.
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Ampaign
Congress
Charley Reese on primaries and party rejuvenation
Charley Reese argues that eliminating primaries would revive political parties by forcing real grassroots organization. He says current parties act mainly as national fundraising machines rather than local bodies.
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National Fund-Raisina Manhinac
Pruning Voter Rolls and Ignorance in Democracy
A critical argument asserts universal suffrage harms governance. It proposes voter tests mirroring driving licenses and citizenship exams, claiming ignorance corrupts public will and that reducing eligible voters would improve literacy, juries, and governance, despite discrimination concerns.
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Wall True
Vickie
Hull
Jacquelyn Mitchard
Doonesbury
Mallard Fillmore
Darren
Ral Aine Aces
Colungos
Ocean Rue
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
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