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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 2004
Page
8
Franklin County voters weigh a county administrator proposal amid past rejection in spring 2001. Commissioners and local leaders discuss benefits, costs, and the need for a permanent administrator to keep offices open daily, with estimates placing annual costs at about 100000 to 110000.
In Pittsburg AP reports Rep. Jim Ryun and Democrat Nancy Boyda spar over jobs and the economy in the last debate of the 2nd District race. Boyda urges raising the minimum wage while Ryun opposes. Both address Iraq and Afghanistan with differing emphasis. Audience includes Libertarian Dennis Hawver who is escorted off stage after intruding remarks. District spans 23 counties and includes Topeka Manhattan Leavenworth and parts of Lawrence.
Tuesday's candidates forum featured tough exchanges between Rep. Tom Holland and challenger Rich Lorenzo with direct accusations over misrepresentation and voting records. John “Butch” Riddle urged open county government while audience questions touched on abortion concealed carry and gay marriage as school finance drew less focus. Other state races, Pat Apple Tim Shields and Rep. Bill Feuerborn joined the discussion on legislative issues.
In Wellsville, elementary students undergo Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills testing to project third grade reading potential. About 240 kindergartners to third graders will be assessed this year with brief oral tests, progress checks, and non sense word items to gauge decoding ability and reading fluency.
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