Clinton and Ottawa seek growth through Main Street program
Clinton Missouri and Ottawa Kansas leaders compare paths to revitalize downtowns and spur housing. Clinton joined the National Main Street Program, restoring storefronts, attracting tenants, and boosting square vitality. Ottawa eyes similar gains and highlights its arts, museums, and corridor access while noting different assets and pace.
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Clinton
Ottawa
Missouri
Kansas City
Wal-Mart
Truman
Main
Henry County
Clinton's Chamber of Commerce
Clinton Main Street
Missouri Public Service
Kan
Truman Lake Mall
Gail Lewis
Freedom and civility in public discourse in Kansas
An editorial lambasts rising hostility toward differing opinions in Garden City and nationwide. It laments vandalism, police questioning, threats, and censorship as opinions are shut down, urges rekindling politeness and rule-based debate, and notes guest editorials in October offering varied views.
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Garden City Telegram
Kansas
Ottawa
County reform urged as Coffey cases spark call for managers
The Emporia Gazette notes Coffey County indictments of seven officials, including five current or former commissioners, an engineer, and a road supervisor. Charges dropped on a technicality, but questions of impropriety persist and a professional county manager is urged to improve governance in Kansas.
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Burlington
Kansas
Coffey County
Emporia Gazette
Cartoon Corner letters to the editor policy
Readers are urged to send signed letters with the writer’s address and a telephone number for verification. Unsigned submissions will not be published.
Arnold Schwarzenegger sparks uproar over family values
A column ridicules Arnold Schwarzenegger as a Republican icon and Hollywood star. It mocks his film violence and alleged illegitimacy themes, noting Quayle’s stance on Murphy Brown and speculating on Arnold’s portrayal of nontraditional parenting in films like Twins and The Terminator. The piece urges Quayle to question Schwarzenegger about nine fathers and sport in the era of assertions about family values.
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Murphy Brown
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Hollywood
George Bush
Council On Physical Fitness
Big Arnold
Arnold
Dan Quayle
Quayle
Murphy
Danny DeVito
al Gore
President’s Fitness and Sports Commission
Welfare and schooling hardships raised by Ottawa resident
An Ottawa resident argues welfare supports needed to finish schooling and cover basic needs, noting four years of study and minimal pay from part-time work. The speaker stresses that insurance, rent, and food costs are unaffordable for many recipients, acknowledges abuse by some but cautions against broad blame.
Community events mix music and opinions at Ottawa weekend fair
Ca OOo visited the State Fair over the weekend and local talent including Jay Dee Weers and the East B Street Band performed. The letter from a reader voices support, critiques welfare misuse, tax questions, and calls for cable service accountability, inviting public dialogue via phone.
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Jay Dee Weers
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Bechlse
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Tyke
Evil
Forces of Evil
Terminator
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Neosho County Community College
Lawrence
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