Let Them Stand A High School Football Home Field Idea
Editorial argues Ottawa High School should allow standing students by creating a full height student section in Steve Grogan Stadium. Proposes a named section to boost home field advantage, letting students cheer without blocking older fans' views.
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Ottawa High School
OHS
Steve Grogan
John D. Montgomery
Morris seeks publicist role after Clinton campaign work
A Valley Daily News commentary questions why Dick Morris, described as a disgraced presidential strategist, garners cover stories in Time and Newsweek. It notes Morris’s alleged affair, alleged disclosure of White House calls, and reports his bid to advise CBS during debates and a book deal with Random House, arguing moral outrage is lacking.
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White House
Time
Newsweek
Dick Morris
Morris
CBS
Random House
Clinton
Valley Daily News
Kent
Wash
Guest editorials reflect broad reader opinions
Guest editorials present varied viewpoints for readers. Views express personal positions and are not endorsed by The Herald’s editorial staff.
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Herald
Toddler chaos and a flooded home rescue
A pregnant mother of three near 40 with seven kids under seven faces early labor and her husband away. Neighbors suck out two inches of water from a downstairs area while toddlers turn bath time into a comic disaster with a drenched babysitter and toy dinosaurs.
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Friend
Reader Forum Clears Air on Anderson Medical Matters
Anderson County Commissioner Ann Calahan writes to defend the hospital and ambulance lease process. She details contract legality with St Luke’s, lack of budget in 1995, and urges legal oversight. She criticizes Dr Leitch while urging a well run hospital and ambulance for county residents.
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Leitch
Anderson County
St. Luke’s
Kansas
Topeka
Commission
Ann Calahan
Individual accountability for Kansas schools proposed
Greg Gideon argues for compulsory achievement standards to replace purely aggregate measures. He contends personal incentives drive high performance, curb uncooperative students, and empower teachers by linking instruction to concrete outcomes. urging policy change to foster discipline, citizenship, and educational excellence.
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Kansas
State Board of Education
QPA
Greg Gideon
Overland Park
Contact details for federal and state officials in Kansas
A compilation of addresses phone numbers and emails for national senators congress members and state officials in Topeka and Washington D C including President Bill Clinton U S Sen Sheila Frahm Nancy Kassebaum Sam Brownback Gov Bill Graves Attorney General Carla Stovall Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius and several state representatives and senators with offices and contact lines.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S
Sheila Frahm
Senate
Topeka
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Fox
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
S. Kansas Ave
Brownbak
House
Brownback
Bill Graves
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
State Capitol
Reader Forum welcomes signed letters with contact details
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
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