Melvern artist Gabriel Stoner showcases mohair sweaters
Gabriel Stoner named Governor's Artist for 1989 presents a gallery exhibit at Ottawa Community Arts Council from Saturday through October. The show features sweaters woven from mohair fabrics and yarns with antique furniture and a spinning wheel. Stoner operates a cottage industry in Melvern employing local knitters and weavers and sells nationally including Swanson's in Kansas City.
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Diane Yeamans
Herald
Melvern
Ottawa Community Arts Council
Gabriel Stoner
Stoner
France
Swanson’s
Melvem
Melvem-area
KCPL bids for KG and Electric edge in hostile tie up
Kansas City Power and Light seeks to acquire Kansas Gas and Electric in a hostile deal, arguing capacity and scale advantages. The plan would create a utility serving 650,000+ customers across Kansas and Missouri, with promised rate freezes but criticism over potential rate impacts. Regulators await spring decisions as KG&E pursues third‑party negotiations.
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Wichita, Kan
Kansas City Power and Light Co
Kansas Gas and Electric Co
KCPL
Kg&e
Turner White
Kansas
Missouri
Abramson
Securities and Exchange Commission
Central and Southwest Corp
Public Service Co
Oklahoma
Lyle Koerper
White
Housing Scene Review of Bush Homeless Policy
Local forum critiques President Bush’s first year in office for failing to curb homelessness. The National Coalition for the Homeless assigns C to six F to fourteen program areas, cites HOPE as disappointing, and urges broader housing and rental support. Senator Dole emphasizes fixing domestic housing needs before aiding Israel.
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Bush
National Coalition For the Homeless
McKinney
S&ls
Mary. Oakar
Ohio
House Housing Committee
National Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials
Senate
Republican
Robert Dole
Kansas
Israel
United States
Dole
America
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Ottawa
Ottawa Area
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wolf Creek
Eisenhower
OLE Operating Corporation
Local Forum
Housing Scene
Dicki
Nson
MR. Destiny
Sun
Quigley
Roxy Carmichael
Fane Dean
Memphis Belle
Curt Chaney
Jack Smith
Nafez Tabboula Sales
Laird Noller
Lincoln
mazDa
Alabama
Lawrence
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