Circles USA program aims to lift Ottawa area from poverty
Editorial notes Circles USA a social work program pairing families in poverty with moderate income volunteers to guide better choices and overcome obstacles. Ottawa joins Cha nute and Pittsburg in implementing by January with local contact Melissa Fairbanks. The model emphasizes crisis management education and job placement, claiming participants gain about 48 percent income increases and welfare spending drops around 36 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Circles
United States
Kansas
Franklin County
Project 17
Ottawa
Chanute
Pittsburg
Melissa Fairbanks
City of
Scott Miller
Miller
Kansans weigh taxes, gridlock and Senate control
A Kansan voices concern over outside money and the 2014 U S Senate race urging voters to consider gridlock in Washington. He questions Democratic efforts to back Greg Orman and links Reid’s leadership to continued Senate dysfunction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Greg Orman
Washington
Democratic Party
Harry Reid
Senate
Reid
U.S. House of Representatives
House
Pat Roberts
Orman
Readers debate election impact and Iraq coalition facts
A reader argues that voting for Greg Orman supports gridlock in the Senate while defending the Iraq war coalition. The letter cites 56 participating nations between 2003 and 2010 and notes Muslim majority countries involved or hosting bases, challenging media portrayals of U S support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Herald
Hutchinson News
ISIS
The
Herald
United States
U.S
George W. Bush
Iraq
Ottawaherald.com
S. Cedar St
Ottawa
I'm voting against appears in Kansas races this year
Kansas politics show a rising "I'm voting against" bloc shaping the U S Senate governor and secretary of state races. The contest narrows to Roberts Orman Batson after Taylor was kept off the ballot, affecting perceptions of Kobach and party dynamics. Down-ballot effects loom as voters align against prominent figures, with implications for AG treasurer races and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
U.S. Senate
Secretary of State
U.S
Pat Roberts
R-Kansas
Greg Orman
Olathe
Randall Batson
Wichita Kobach
Taylor
Roberts
Kobach
Senate
Orman
I’m
Block
Sam Brownback
Kansas House
Paul Davis
Jean Schodorf
Derek Schmidt
Ron Estes
Democratic AG
A.J. Kotich
Carmen Alldritt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Ottis Herald
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
S. Cedar
Raney Felts
Felts
Linda Brown
Ottawaherald
Laurie Bianco
Kathy Miller
Marilyn Stevensonirculation
Coord
Erald. Com
John Robinson
Baldwin City
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
Hawvernews.com
the Herald
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!