Franklin County approves third plan for naming roads
Clark Goodenough of the Franklin City County Planning Commission announces approval of the latest road naming plan after several months of work. The plan follows prior options that would name north south roads after states and east west roads after counties or align with the state's numbering scheme. Residents worry about preserving historic names and county character, but officials urge completion to move on to other matters. Jim Hitch comments.
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Franklin City/County Planning Commission
Franklin County
Jim Hitch
Iola High School Bond Vote Prompts Public Use Policy
Guest opinion praises the $3.7 million bond to expand and remodel Iola High School and calls for a generous, patron oriented policy. The piece argues the public building should host events serving the public interest and be available for private and commercial use with pay per use, leveraging extended hours.
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Iola Board of Education
Iola Register
Readers urged to send signed letters with full address
Letters to the editor are encouraged and should be signed with the writer’s address. No unverified or unsigned submissions will be considered.
Signed Letters To Be Published With Verification Note
The notice states that signed letters will be published and that a telephone number must be enclosed to facilitate general verification. The policy requires readers to provide a contact number for authenticity. Local officials emphasize accuracy and accountability in published correspondence.
Downtown Manhattan mall lesson for Ottawa merchants
Commentary on the Kansas Main Street Program opening in Manhattan Town Center. Rich Seidler recalls stalled mall plans, downtown infill rising, and firms like Competitive Edge guiding niche strategies. Horowitz urges profiling markets, locating a hole to fill, and embracing long hours, accessibility, and quality service for downtown success.
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Manhattan
Manhattan Town Center
Rich Seidler
Town Center
Seidler
Kansas
Kansas at crossroads as Hayden Finney race moves on
The Kansas view holds neither Hayden nor Finney will deliver a transformative four years. The piece frames a clash between progress and preservation, noting Kansas once led reforms from suffrage to education but now repeats cautious politics. It argues for vision over polls and warns that four years of postponement may incubate disaster.
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Topeka
Kansas
Mike Hayden
Joan Finney
William Allen White
Treasury
White
America
Union
Harry Woodring
Alf Landon
Andy Schoeppel
Frank Carlson
Nog
Finney
Iraq
New York Mets
Patriotically Fueled Hatred Across Generations and Conflicts
A reflective essay traces shifting enemies from Germany and Japan to North Korea and Cuba, tracing how leaders and events shaped public animosity through decades. The narrator notes changing foes during wars, revolutions, and Cold War tensions, ending with a wary nod to sports rivalries as a final outlet for hate.
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Harris News Service
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Czechoslovakia
Yugoslavia
Cuba
Fidel Castro
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Noah
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Iran
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Tribune Media Service
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