Ottawa Franklin County agenda outlines bold civic projects
Ottawa Library board seeks facility expansion while the Ottawa school board plans new classrooms and a gym. City and chamber pursue a new industrial park. Franklin County Sheriff pushes jail crowding action and possible regional corrections. City Commissioner Cal Lantis urges study of a funded municipal golf course to spur housing. County must address landfill and recycling efforts as priorities defined by public vision.
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Ottawa School Board
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin County
Fourth Judicial District
Cal Lantis
U.S. Smoking Rates Fall Yet Fall Short of 1990 Goal
The CDC notes smoking rates around 28 percent, down from 30.1 percent in 1985 and 40 percent in 1964, with an average yearly decline of about half a percent. Despite progress, nearly 400,000 Americans die annually from tobacco related disease and forty percent use some form of tobacco.
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U.S
Centers For Disease Control
Letter on rising health insurance costs for Franklin County
Donna Kissinger laments a dramatic premium hike for Franklin County employees from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, noting her personal rise from 202 to about 350 monthly. She criticizes political and policy responses, questions Reaganomics and Bush era programs, and urges action while highlighting the affordability gap between those who can and cannot afford care.
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Franklin County
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of
Kansas
Ottawa Herald
Tom Bell
Kansas City
Blue Shield
Gov. Hayden
Fletcher Bell
Jim Allen
Bettie Shumway
Bob Dole
Nancy Kassebaum
Bob Whittaker
Edward Kennedy
Bush
Donna Kissinger
N. Poplar
Letters to the editor encourage signed submissions
Readers are urged to send signed letters with the writer’s address. The note emphasizes that unsigned messages should not be published and underscores the importance of including full contact details for verification.
The Wind Tells Of Change In A Drought Evening
A lyrical, observational piece traces wind, trees, and nature during a drought stunned by autumnal ritual. It contrasts vivid scenes of foliage, cattails, and wildlife with human responses to dry, ending with a city and rural imagery and the line One more day.
Widener's Tiananmen Square Photo Captures a World
Hutchinson photographer Jeff Widener recalls the perilous moment he shot the lone protester facing tanks in Beijing. He hid a camera on a hotel balcony and, after obtaining a color roll, sent it via an American student to the Beijing bureau. The middle frame became a symbol of China’s 1989 clash and a defining moment in photojournalism.
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Hutchinson
Jeff Widener
Widener
Associated Press
Des Moines
Oi'U-bridge
China
Tiananmen Square
Don Quixote
Robert Capra
Spain
Eddie Adams
Beijing
House votes repeal of catastrophic health care act
In a stunning 360 to 66 House vote, lawmakers repealed the 1988 catastrophic health care act after previously approving it 328 to 72. A Senate rejection left the fate uncertain, with a stripped down version likely. The episode exposed public misunderstanding, large elder tax increases, and a powerful anti act rebellion led by constituents and lawmakers alike.
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Washington
House
Senate
Congress
James H. Bilbray
Nevada
Jim Kolbe
Arizona
James Roosevelt
Harris Fowell
Illinois
Barbara Kennelly
Connecticut
Clay Shaw
Florida
Ottawa Herald Ad Rates and Contact Details
Publication information for the Ottawa Herald lists editors and staff, with subscription rates effective July 1 1989 in Ottawa and surrounding areas. Rates cover carrier delivery, motor route, and mail in Franklin and adjacent counties, plus all other areas with monthly and multi month options.
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Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
Ottawa
Franklin County
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Ottawa Library Board of Trustees
Jim Hitch
The
Photog
Saigon
Roger Verdon
Thomas R. Carper
Delaware
Congressional
James Kilpatrick
Dim R. Hitch
Tarry Ostme
Vim Hormbac
Mike Geiss
Peg Armatrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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