Editorials weigh park crowds and youth behavior in towns
The piece contrasts community responses to youths hanging out at Haley Community Park and skateboarding issues in Chanute Ottawa Hutchinson and Hutchinson. It notes concerns about rowdyism and park damage, cites a 12500 skatepark award in Ottawa, and describes Hutchinson proposals to remove Main Street landmarks to curb loitering.
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New Haley
Chanute
Ottawa
Bette
Main Street
Hyde Park
Hutchinson
Olathe spelling sparks election dispute in guest column
A guest opinion in The Olathe Daily News questions governor Mike Hayden's focus in the August primary, noting a mis-spelled town and event in a campaign letter to the Olathe area chamber. The piece argues spelling errors reflect broader uncertainties in election messaging.
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Mike Hayden
Johnson County
Don Go ‘Ola
Area Chamber of Commerce
Olathe
Ola
Letters to the Editor Policy Encourages Signatures
Readers are invited to send signed letters with the writer’s address. Unsigned submissions will not be published. Include a telephone number for verification.
Sign Forest mileage joke sparks crossborder trek to Ottawa
Gil bert and Mary Jane Martin of Denver and their brother Howard posted Ottawa Kansas mileage in Watson Lake Yukon Territory. They traveled 10,178 miles in 22 days, noting Alaska Highway tolls and backtracking due to sparse roads.
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Watson Lake
Yukon Territory
British Columbia
Ottawa
Ontario
Canada
Franklin
U.S.A
Kansas
Lions Club
Gilbert
Mary Jane Martin
S. Willow
Howard
Denver
Charles Gillette
Martin
Alaska
Robert Campbell
Carl K. Lindley
Danville
Ill
Co. D. 341St Engineers
Overbrook
Prairie Village
Fairway
Burlington City
Calgary
Dawson Creek
Anchorage
Fairbanks
Kenai Peninsula
Homer
Seward
Valdez
Haines
Juneau
Sitka
Petersburg
Leconte
Home is where the heart is a soldier's home
A columnist reflects on homelessness and the instinct to make a home anywhere from New York streets to war zones. He notes GIs, sailors, and air crews crafting personal nests in foxholes, tanks, bombers, ships, and desert camps, showing ingenuity and individuality amid harsh environments.
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New York
Saudi Arabia
Normandy
England
Guam
Beirut
Opinion Letter Debates AIDS Posters and Privilege
A reader challenges All Against AIDS posters in Chicago and elsewhere arguing against claims of white male privilege. He questions the posters stance, contrasts AIDS with cancer deaths, and calls for clearer messaging about behaviors that raise risk rather than generalized moralizing.
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Annie Philbin
Ms. Philbin
Chicago
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