New Books at the Ottawa Library
The Ottawa Library lists new titles including The Loss of the Culion by Jeffery Ashford about a suspected ship tragedy and a brave officer's pursuit of truth. Friends From the Forest by Joy Adamson on Colobus monkeys and Verreaux Eagle owl. Yellow-Flower Moon by Jean Hager with a love triangle. Foods For Healthy Kids by Dr. Lendon Smith outlining prevention and growth stages. A Tribute to John Lennon featuring tributes with photos.
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Ottawa
Jeffery Ashford
Bill Stevens
Stevens
Joy Adamson
Adamson
Lake Naivasha
Kenya
Jean Hager
Maria Susan Hawk
Dom” Cloud
Maria
Joel Pritcher
Dom
Joel
Lendon Smith
John Lennon
80 Controllers To Be Prosecuted For Strike
The Justice Department will pursue felony prosecutions of fired air traffic controllers for violating the no strike law, with potential penalties up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Indictments recently returned in Alexandria allege three controllers, as about 65 to 70 others face criminal contempt charges for violating court orders issued during the strike.
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Washington
Justice Department
Alexandria
Kenneth Conklin
Conklin
Transportation
Drew Lewis
Mitchell wins large damages in Emporia State case
A federal jury awarded Rodney Mitchell 415000 in damages after finding four university administrators acted in bad faith when he was pressured to resign as senior economics professor at Emporia State. The verdict supports his claim that his constitutional rights were violated and could influence how colleges handle faculty disputes. He hopes to return to ESU if conditions improve.
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Topeka
Kan
Rodney Mitchell
Terry Watson
Watson
Robert B. Docking
Federal District Court
Mitchell
Emporia State
Elliott
United States
ESU
John E. Visser
Kristin Williams
Richard D. Rogers
Rural Kansas schools cancel courses as teachers scarce
In Lakin High School, auto mechanics won't run this year due to no available teacher. Grinnell High lacked chemistry and metal shop instructors at start. Woodson County delayed English hire via a private California agency. Across rural Kansas, classes were dropped, teachers doubled up, or new hires found at the last minute.
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Topeka
Lakin High
Kearny County
Southwest Kansas
Grinnell High
Gove County
Woodson County
Kansas
Billy Norris
California
M.D. Boyles
Mankato
Boyles
Way International grows with branches across the nation
A New York AP report outlines the Way International led by Rev. Victor Paul Wierwille building a national structure of local study groups and campuses while critics question its methods. The piece also notes a Kansas teacher shortage worsened by rising certification standards and salary concerns.
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New York
Victor Paul Wierwille
Ohio
United Church of Christ
New Knoxville
Way” Colleges
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Tan Librar
Lowell Jensen
Justice
Art Brill
Jensen
Department
Way International
Emporia
Rome City
Ind
Wierwille
State Board of Education
S. Willow
Coronado
Sears
Pacific Super
Maytag
Reznor
Ralph Ritz
Main
Tom
IRS
U.S. Treasury
F.D.I.C
Gured
Peoples National Bank & Trust
FDIC
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