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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1995
Page
3
The piece argues for embracing English as the national language while recognizing a multilingual society. It notes past failures in educating non English speakers and questions the cost of official language status. It cautions against punitive language policy and advocates fluent English for children, while valuing bilingualism as a personal asset.
Garnett City Commissioners unanimously adopt a 1996 operating budget totaling about 6.819 million dollars. The plan designates 105 176 for recreation, including funding for the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail and Santa Fe Depot renovations. An 8500 contract with Bucher Willis and Ratliff funds depot plans, while McAdams Construction of Moran handles rail bed prep. Triangle Builders of Paola will prepare the porch area under KDWP supervision, with Garnett overseeing depot roof walls doors and restroom installations. A resident questions the mill rate as taxes rise with Anderson County residents sharing tax burdens.
Readers urge publication of faces in the Stephanie Perez death and Cherry Street youth shooting cases. They call for smoke-free Ottawa eateries with ventilation rooms, better road repairs before striping, and improved Jacksons and Florida Road intersection. Parents urged to support Halloween parties for younger children. readers invited to add thoughts to It's Your Quarter by calling 2424700.
A reader laments cafeteria trends in school menus such as meals on sticks and unfamiliar items like country trip blends and Normandy mix. He recalls 1970s breakfasts, critiques pizza days, and questions odd pairings like fish nuggets with gravy and pigs in the blanket with nachos.
A provocative column mocks General Mills for aiming a 1995 Betty Crocker redesign at a multiethnic America. It critiques the contest inviting women to submit photos, questions the relevance of a white image, and playfully suggests a culturally diverse new name like Bealita Crockstein to fit modern baking.
Don Taylor urges professionals to decline work outside core strengths to avoid risk and losses. He cites two recent invitations, explains extra prep, stress, and impact on other work, and shares two cautionary cases of a contractor and a designer who lost money or were unpaid. He concludes with a motto: do what you do best and say no to the rest.
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