Address changes urged to aid emergency access and annexation
Ottawa area residents and officials are urged to expand city county boundaries and adopt city oriented addresses for areas likely to be annexed. The piece notes mismatched street signs on East 15th Street and Princeton Circle Drive, suggests renaming roads near U.S. 59, and calls for consistent naming to aid emergency responders and the public.
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Ottawa
East 15Th Street
Marshall Road
Brad Gilges
Franklin ,County
U.S. 59
Main Street
Wal-Mart
Country Mart
Village Inn
S. Main Street
Old 50 Highway
Elm Street
Highway 50
Eisenhower Road
Eisenhower Avenue
23Rd
Eisenhower
Kansas City
Franklin County
Reader Forum submissions guidelines at Ottawa Herald
Readers are invited to send hand signed letters with address and phone number to Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa Kansas 66067 or by email letters ottawaherald com Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space
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Ottawa Herald
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Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Lost hearts and minds in the war on terrorism
John Feffer, editor of Power Trip, argues the United States has failed to win global support two years after 9/11. He cites Pew surveys, public opinion in allied and Muslim countries, and U.S. policy missteps, including demonizing foes, overstating WMD links, and weakening multilateral institutions.
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Taliban
Saddam Hussein
Bush
North Korea
Iran
World Trade Center
Pentagon
Libya
Pew
South Korea
Germany
France
United States
Osama bin Laden
Indonesia
Jordan
Morocco
Saddam
Hussein
al-Qaida
al- Qaida
Iraq
George W. Bush
United Nations
Afghanistan
Marriott Hotel
Jakarta
U.N
Baghdad
John Feffer
Pomona Citizen Questions City Actions Under KOMA
A resident addresses Pomona, alleging council actions violated the Kansas Open Meetings Act and Public Purpose Doctrine. The letter cites a council member lobbying for a private business, a change in an ordinance without public input, and use of public funds for $500 cash gifts to employees, urging residents to scrutinize financial decisions and council conduct.
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Pomona
Koma
Pomona City Hall Critique Highlights Council Conduct
Letter to Pomona city officials criticizes the mayor and council for secret second monthly meetings, public notice failures, and disrespectful conduct. It cites dog at work, outdated ordinances, and a planned Sept 16 discussion on alcohol in parks, urging public input and possible resignations.
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Pomona
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