United Way drive aims for 127000 in Franklin County
The United Way campaign in Franklin County continues with an $127,000 goal after last year’s $110,000 success. Wal Mart Distribution Center and corporate gifts account for a large share of the current total, with fourteen local groups set to receive proceeds, including Boy Scouts Girls Scouts Salvation Army United Cerebral Palsy and Red Cross. Volunteers have visited local businesses since Oct 1 urging gifts and fair shares, with Ottawa envelopes sent via this paper. Contributions will support community mental health care youth programs hospice and more.
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United Way
Franklin County
Wal-Mart
Boy Scouts
Girls Scouts
the Salvation Army
United Cerebral Palsy
American Red Cross
Spirit
Midland
Ottawa
Franklin Countians
Immigration aid needed for western Kansas cities
Guest editorial argues that western Kansas faces increased illegal immigration due to understaffed INS. It notes past budget cuts closed the Garden City INS office and calls for Congress to allocate added funding to bolster INS presence in western Kansas to support local law enforcement amid cross border worker flows and moving vans with undocumented workers.
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Great Bend
Dodger City
Federal
Immigraation and Naturalization Service
Western
Kansas
INS
Garden City
Washington
Mexico
United States
Congress
Kansas Highway Patrol
Garden City Telegram
Guest editorials offer varied reader opinions
Editorial note explains that guest pieces present views not necessarily shared by The Herald's editor.
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Herald
Reader Forum Submissions Guidelines Persist
Opinions from readers are welcome in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Longer letters may be edited to fit space.
Fall Glorious Season Through Confident Memories
The narrator extols fall as vibrant and warm, rivaling spring in beauty and contentment. He recalls seasonal contrasts from Kansas to California, with memories of Indian summers, vivid colors, and mild winters, noting leaf-raking, oaks, and a sunlit finale as days shorten.
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Memorial Stadium
Lawrence
Florida
California
Kansas
Napa Valley
Victims rights amendment stalls in Congress debate
Bipartisan backing from President Clinton and Bob Dole could not push the proposed constitutional amendment to protect crime victims' rights through committee in the 104th Congress. The plan would grant victims access to public court proceedings, bail hearings, and the right to object to plea bargains, while denying monetary damages claims against the government.
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Ashington
Congress
Clinton
Bob Dole
Larry Yackle
Boston University
Nebraska
U.S
Henry Hyde
Illinois
House Judiciary Committee
Senate Judiciary Committee
Jon Ky
Arizona
Dianne Feinstein
California
David Beatty
National Victim Center
Sixth Graders Call for Bond Vote in Ottawa
A Ottawa middle school student writer urges the community to consider children affected by the school closure. The letter asks residents to vote yes on the November bond issue to provide better future school facilities rather than relying on modular and basement spaces.
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Ottawa Middle School
Ottawa
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