Make A Difference Day inspires Ottawa volunteers in 10th year
Franklin County residents are urged to join Make A Difference Day activities in Ottawa this Saturday. Volunteers will pack care items, paint, plant, and sort donations while adults supervise youth across projects at multiple sites. Organizers, led by Dianna Mitchell, seek more volunteers and donations to expand efforts.
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Franklin County
America
Ottawa
Ottawa High School
USA Weekend
Points of Light Foundation
Volunteer Center National Network
Dianna Mitchell
East Central Kansas Economic Opportunity Corporation
Village Manor
Habitat For Humanity
Mitchell
Letter condemns Zionist policy and Kansas politics
David A. Lee of Ottawa denounces Israel’s actions in Palestine and derides Senator Sam Brownback and Carla Stovall in a partisan open letter. He pledges to vote for George Bush, denounces self-serving politicians, and supports political change to align with his Christian beliefs.
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Israel
Palestine-Israel
Avi Shlaim
Oxford
Kansas
U.S
Sam Brownback
Topeka
Uniformed Armed Services
United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
Cashier
Eee
Jane
Robert Tyson
Doug Walker
George Bush
Clinton
Republican Party
Carla Stovall
God
Brownback
Tyson
David A. Lee
Ottawa
Split with church mirrors Carter's conscience move
Salina Journal columnist reflects on Bob Lay a former Salina pastor who resigned after officiating a same sex wedding and later became a therapist. The piece compares Lay to Jimmy Carter leaving the Southern Baptist Convention amid concerns over rigidity and gender roles. It notes Lay's legacy at Kansas Wesleyan University's Spirituality Resource Center and Carter's quest for a broader inclusive faith.
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Bob Lay
Bob
Jimmy Carter
Southern Baptist Convention
Carter
Lay
Sunrise Presbyterian Church
Salina
Skip Bishop
Steven Durant
Journal
Kansas
Great Plain Bread
Fred Phelps
Spirituality Resource Center
Kansas Wesleyan University
Jesus
Salina Journal
George B. Pyle
Epylesaljournal
Libertarian alternative to Bush Gore gains missing spotlight
A guest columnist urges support for Libertarian ideals over the two party system. The piece argues third parties like Libertarians offer true self-ownership and oppose forced income redistribution, criticizing ballot access limits and media exclusion of Browne and other third candidates.
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Steve Jones
Navy
Dole
Clinton
Bush
Gore
Congress
White House
George W. Bush
Ralph Nader
Reform Party
Pat Buchanan
Harry Browne
Buchanan
Nader
Libertarian Party
America
Prin
Uncle Sam
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Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
S. Zedar
Walter Rubel
Jubal
Varnon J. Brown
Kathy Miller
Keriller
Mike
Belo Apaine
Valhalla
New York Reece Times
Becky “Fitzgerald
Skip
Steven
Maury Povich
Csaar ‘Awa
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