Tax transparency and special taxing districts in Kansas
The Lawrence Journal-World urges greater transparency for special taxing districts in Kansas. It notes 43 districts statewide, including two in Lawrence, impose taxes above standard rates. The piece highlights Lawrence action to post signs and calls for a state law requiring notices to empower voters to compare taxes and push legislators to ensure clearer disclosure.
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Kansas
Lawrence
Wichita
Lawrence Journal-World
Liberal Kansas group prompts online reaction in state politics
Quotes from Garden City Community College President Herbert Swender reference a new statewide liberal group opposing Gov Sam Brownback policies in Kansas. He discusses expanding the college endowment through philanthropic gifts while an article about him appears in a Washington DC publication by the Council for Resource Development.
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State
Kansas
Gctelegram. Com
Sam Brownback
Herbert Swender
Garden City Community College
Swender
Council For Resource Development
Letters Policy Summary from Garden City Telegram
The Telegram accepts signed letters to the editor with address and phone, promises confirmation before publication, and may edit for libel and length. Letters must be 500 words or less. thank-you notes, form letters, poems, or consumer emails will not be printed. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846 or visit www gctelegram com.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Irene windfall story: FEMA and NOAA praised by Milbank
Dana Milbank argues that the Irene response shows a competent federal government after Katrina. He notes NOAA forecasts and FEMA deployments improved since 2005, contrasted with budget cuts that threaten future storm tracking and response. He warns Tea Party budget aims could revert to a Katrina-like weakness. He cites FEMA actions in New England and North Carolina as evidence of effective federal response.
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New Orleans
Federal Emergency Management Agency
FEMA
Craig Fugate
White House
Trene
Florida
Fugate
Emergency Management
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
North Carolina
NOAA
Osama bin Laden
Gallup
House
Obama
Jane Lubchenco
Center For American Progress
Scott Lilly
Tea
Maine
Perry labeled anti science in culture war critique
The piece argues that labeling Rick Perry anti science is overstated and framed by politics. It contrasts Perry's pro science stance on technology funding with his cautious views on evolution and global warming, noting public opinion and broader liberal rhetoric about science’s role in policy. It also critiques Edwards and Democratic claims about stem cell progress.
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Rick Perry
Texas Rangers
Texas
Perry
Stephen Jay Gould
Gallup
Richard Dawkins
al Gore
Ronald Reagan
United States
Labor Day rethink and the fate of unions in America
A brutal labor day reflection argues unions boosted a middle class past while modern Republican cuts threaten pensions wages and health care. It contrasts a union town upbringing with today s non union jobs and cites soaring CEO pay and luxury mansions as evidence of policy misalignment. The piece ends with a satirical jab at Labor Day while noting the author is Donald Kaul of Ann Arbor Michigan.
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Wisconsin
Bob la Follette
Congress
Los Angeles
Sultans of
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Florida
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