Tax empathy urged while weighing federal and local burden
Southwest Kansas editor Otto Epp argues the pain of higher taxes is real but urges studying the facets of the problem. He says local levies seem small next to federal figures and questions deficit-driven tax policy.
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Otto Epp
Greeley County Republican
Index Biggest problem says Gus Garden time management
Gus Garden argues that the core difficulty for many people is carving out time to plan how they will use their time. He emphasizes prioritization and deliberate scheduling to improve efficiency and reduce wasted hours.
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Coincidence crowns Finney County spelling champ Matt Morrison
13 year old Matt Morrison of Holcomb won the Finney County Spelling Championship in a tense final that lasted under 30 minutes against Debra Oyler. Jason Yeadon placed third after the third round, with both Morrison and Oyler misspelling the word clientele and Oyler handling acidity correctly. Morrison clinched victory on the word coincidence.
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Debra Oyler
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Kenneth Henderson
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Chris Morrison
Kansas
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Marcos proclaimed winner in Philippines presidential election
Marcos proclaimed by the National Assembly after opposition walkout as Aquino denounces vote as rigged. The 190 member assembly, controlled by Marcos New Society, tallied 10,807,197 votes for Marcos versus 9,291,716 for Aquino. Proclamation followed U S pressure for reforms. Tolentino named vice president.
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National Assembly
Ferdinand E. Marcos
Cory
Corazon Aquino
Marcos
Jose Laurel
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Arturo Tolentino
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Assembly
Mrs. Aquino
Yniguez
Sunflower debt plan averts bankruptcy with extended waiver
Sunflower cooperative reaches an in principle debt restructuring with creditors to restore cash flow for 30 years. A 60 day waiver extension protects directors from personal liability as Sunflower seeks to avoid further rate hikes for about 44,000 consumers served by eight member coops in Western Kansas. Details of the plan to be released next week amid Washington negotiations.
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Musgrave
Washington
Sunflower
John Peterson
Kansas
Bob Dole
Petersen
Kansas Corporation Commission
Peterson
Dole
Steve Thompson
ECC
Earl Watkins
Holcomb
REA Sunflower
Coop
Water woes threaten Kansas irrigation future
Kansas farmers face shrinking groundwater in Ogallala aquifer areas as irrigation declines since the 1970s, raising costs and prompting some to switch to dryland farming. Hydrologists and bankers warn future water scarcity could curb yields and force farmers to rely more on rainfall.
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Guy Ellis
Water Resources Division
Kansas Department of Agriculture
Gary Baker
Garden City
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Topeka
Peoples Natural Gas Company
Bill Speak
First State Bank
Scoti
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