Ottawa urges front doors facing streets on new homes
Editorial calls for planning changes as sideways and frontless designs threaten Ottawa's streetscapes. It argues for an overlay or standards to require front doors facing the street, preserving neighborhood character and neighborliness while allowing creative housing on various lot shapes.
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Question of the Week Vote Opens Online and By Mail
Readers are invited to vote online at ottawaherald.com or mail comments to The Ottawa Herald 104 S. Cedar by Friday. Survey results will appear in the Weekender edition.
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Bush defense of Iraq attack dominates editorials abroad
NRC Handelsblad and Dagens Nyheter discuss U S President Bush defending action against Saddam Hussein. They note his Cincinnati speech asserts regime danger and WMD links while domestic woes and economy affect public support. International editors observe Democrats' cautious stance amid UN options and congressional debate.
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Rotterdam
Netherlands
Bush
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Cincinnati
United Nations
Richard Butler
Saddam
Dagens Nyheter
Stockholm
Sweden
U.S
Democratic Party
United States
Congress
Bush II faces economy fears amid war talk
Charley Reese argues the Bush administration risks repeating history as the U S stock crash accelerates. He cites $8 4 trillion lost in wealth, looming global banking turmoil, and rising layoffs while warning that war in the Middle East could worsen the already strained economy. Reese urges wiser counsel and accountability ahead of the next election.
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Brazil
Bush
Washington
Jerry Falwell
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Pakistan
Baghdad
Middle East
Moderates urged to back write in for KS State Board of Education
Ray Shannon from Iola argues Kansas moderates failed to fund adequate opposition to Iris Van Meter, enabling Val DeFever's write in bid. He warns the education system may drift toward dissension and calls for September mobilization of 30,000 southeast Kansas voters to write in DeFever on November 5. He urges forums, phone banks, and voter turnout.
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State Board of Education
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Johnson County
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BOE
Val DeFever
Interfaith Alliance
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DeFever
Iris van Meter
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