Ottawa commissioners deadlock on beer sales near church
Three of five Ottawa city commissioners favored beer with meals at China Place but a 2-2-1 deadlock blocked action. The ban near the Ottawa Church of the Brethren keeps Jiang from selling beer with meals despite customer demand. The vote options included keeping the ordinance, resizing the exclusion zone, or altering the variance procedure.
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Ottawa
Applebee’s
Gary Jiang
China Place
910
S. Main
Jiang
Commission
Jeanny Sharp
Kansas Sampler Festival to brighten Ottawa debut in October
Ottawa hosts the Kansas Sampler Festival October 7 and 8 with more communities participating than ever. Organizers led by Murray McGee Robyn Bowman and Chris Campbell seek volunteers calling 242 1411. Exhibits spotlight Colby Ness County Wak Keeney and others across 155 towns featuring banners tents stage demos and food.
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Kansas
Ottawa
Murray McGee
Robyn Bowman
Chris Campbell
Murray
Colby
Cooper
Thomas County
Ness County
Plains
Bank
Kansas Products
WakKeeney
Barber County
Red Hills
Doniphan County
Larned
Yvonne Wittig
Rose Manor
Forest Park
Fear of Flying and the Stats that Don’t Calm Fears
A ponderous column weighs the safety of air travel amid public anxiety. It cites FOFC Web site figures showing 3 million flight risk odds, compares jet fatality rates to highway deaths, and argues flying remains safer than driving while lampooning media hype and personal fears.
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United Airlines
Fofc
Monsieur Chardonnay
San Mateo
Calif
Hanukkah
United States
DNA still tests death row with exonerations rising
The Independent Institute notes rising exonerations since 1976 as genetic testing helps free inmates and reshape debates on the death penalty. It cites Illinois Governor George Ryan's moratorium, growing national doubt, and the Innocence Project's role in reexamining cases, while warning DNA may also reveal guilt in some instances.
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Illinois
Mlinois
George Ryan
Congress
Innocence Project
Cardozo School of Law
New York
Justice System Center
Alex Tabarrok
Independent Institute
Independent.org
Oakland
Calif
Eric Helland
Claremont-McKenna College
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Eden
Marci Penner
The
Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Ottawaherald
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald.com
Walter Rubel
Vernon J. Brown
Franklin County
Kathy Miller
Attawaherald.com
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Atawaherald.com
Tim Millbern
Atawaherald
Kathleen
Parker
Tribune Media Service
the Independent Institute
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