Ottawa parts with city manager Scott Lambers after eight years
Editorial salutes Scott Lambers who after eight years as Ottawa city manager leaves for Leawood. The piece credits his leadership in stabilizing finances and shaping growth while urging the commission to hire a progressive, apolitical, well‑balanced replacement open to public input and with strong budgeting and collaborative skills.
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Scott Lambers
Ottawa
Lambers
Ottawa Country Club
Leawood
Johnson County
Kansas Department of Transportation
Franklin County
Reader Forum Reflects On 9 11 TV, Faith And Resolve
In a September 11 reflective piece readers are urged to balance shock from the World Trade Center attack with faith. The author notes unprecedented destruction, prays for survivors and families, and calls others to deepen commitment to Christ amid grief and fear.
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World Trade Center
Pentagon
Pearl Harbor
Political contact list for Kansas lawmakers and federal officials
A compiled roster lists President George Bush White House and U.S. senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback along with Representative Jim Ryan and Gov. Bill Graves. It includes their Washington and Topeka offices, street addresses, phone numbers, and websites for outreach.
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George Bush
White House
Washington
D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Pat
Sam
War Echoes from Pearl Harbor to a New Threat
Dorothy Nichols recalls the 1941 attack and wartime life in Ottawa, Kansas as the nation again confronts terror. She notes family ties to service members, a 60th class reunion, and hopes for an end to war while reflecting on women entering the workforce and shared national resolve.
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Pearl Harbor
USA
Washington, D.C
Roosevelt
Jim
Stan
State of
Kansas
Brandy
Ottawa High School
Steve
Armed Services
Bryce Churchill
James Elder
Bill Gardner
Eugene Howell
Kenneth Malott
Dorothy Nichols
Sky
America
Baseball
The
Stock Exchange
Valley Forge
Alamo
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Topeka
State
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Ralph Tanner
Bill Feverborn
Ottawa Herald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar
Ottawaherald
Walter Rubel
Rubel
Bill Gray
Kathy Miller
Krmiller
Ken Kistner
Kistner
Tim Millbem
Otowaherald.com
Leta
Rollo
Caleb
Plaza Theatre
Kenneth Reddick
U.S. Navy
Hawaii
Kansas City
USO
Brooklyn
N.Y
Dorothy
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Kelly Clark
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