EPA air quality claims after 9 11 questioned by inspector general
Weeks after the 9 11 attacks a New York paper warned of airborne pollution risks to residents and rescuers. The EPA inspector general found no evidence supporting the agency’s early “safe to breathe” statements and alleged political pressure to issue assurances while deleting cautions.
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Lower Manhattan
Christie Whitman
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
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EPA
IG Ale
Council On Environmental Quality
Names and accountability in Columbia disaster inquiry
The piece argues for releasing the names of NASA employees deemed responsible for the Columbia catastrophe. It contends that accountability matters for reform and leadership, noting the Accident Investigation Board faulted complacency and highlighting both corrective efforts and harmful decisions within the agency.
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Columbia
NASA
Sean O’keefe
Texas
Columbia Accident Investigation Board
Space Agency
Political Officials Contact Lines For Kansas Leaders
A fragmented listing provides contact details for President George Bush U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and U S Rep Jim Ryun plus Governor Kathleen Sebelius and Kansas offices in Topeka and Washington D C Includes street addresses phone numbers and partial email references for legislative offices and state leadership.
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White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
Veritngayy Mawahach
Enahn
Jim Ryun
Rayburn House
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Ryun
House
Gow
Karleen Sebelius
State Capitol
Topeka
I Am Crying For The World A Letter Of Values
A widow recalls her late husband and condemns modern media and public behavior. She recounts smutty mail, provocative TV and radio reports, and a controversial golf course segment with naked dancers. She laments erosion of values and quotes her Grandma Lucy Wesen who weepingly reads the Bible.
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Bill
Lucy Wesen
Ottawa High School Remembered At Fifth And Main
A reader reflects on Ottawa’s Fifth and Main building once known as Ottawa High School and later as the Ottawa Middle School. The writer recalls attending in 1955, describes the boarded up, weeded state now, and laments the persistent label “old middle school” instead of its historic identity.
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Alma mater of Ottawa’s old high school battle over name
A former Ottawa student laments the misnaming of the building once known as Senior High at Fifth and Main. He recalls strict dress codes, lack of air conditioning, and a tight-knit community, urging restoration to its rightful name and past elegance.
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