Editorial on Ottawa School Board softball baseball decision
The Ottawa school board rejected adding softball and baseball at Ottawa High School by a 3 to 3 vote, with Rex Cummings absent. The piece urges voters to understand budget uncertainty, caution in spending public funds, and that officials can diverge from community wishes without being enemies, calling for organized support for future proposals.
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Ottawa School Board
Ottawa High School
Rex Cummings
Kansas
Letters on the baseball decision at OHS split the community
Carolyn Snethen writes as a parent hurt by the baseball softball vote at OHS. She argues tears at the Sept. 14 meeting show support for athletics, urges the board to listen, and stresses sports as academic and social benefits, asking for a new vote with clear facts and commitments.
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OHS
USC 290
Gary Mavity
Jamie Cuevas
Legion
ORC Board
Tomorow
Carolyn Snethen
Sycamore
Anatomy of an issue in presidential campaigns
A reader confronts how political issues arise and spread. The piece uses a hypothetical Clinton dog-kicking incident to illustrate how reporters, spin doctors, and media coverage shape what becomes an issue, with evolving quotes, reactions, and imagined headlines.
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Bill Clinton
Clinton
Dag
McGoofy
Blue
Ol’ Blue
Bill
Heimlich
Bush
The
Wall Street Journal
Courthouse finds progress in tax property safety work
Courthouse officials report ongoing work to secure the tax property after nearly a year of effort. Residents express frustration over delays and want tangible action, noting past promises from TCI and city commissioners to improve service and access.
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Ku-Tulsa
Lawrence
TCI
City Commission
Ottawa readers urge baseball and arts in schools
A letter to the editor argues the Ottawa school board should allow baseball, noting benefits to students and scholarships. It challenges limited sports focus, urges broader arts inclusion from Monet to Benton, and calls for community input via a nightly phone line. It mentions local cable survey and November channel changes by a Kansas provider Sunflower Cable.
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Ottawa
Monet
Cezanne
Gauguin
Renoir
Thomas Hart Benton
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