Kansas tax reform could curb exemptions to ease budget strain
Wichita Eagle argues eliminating most sales tax exemptions, as Sen. Dick Kelsey proposes, could broaden revenue to cut corporate and individual income taxes. It notes an existing $500 million shortfall and a looming $380 million loss when the 2013 sales tax ends, urging Brownback to consider exemption cuts to keep services funded while boosting business climate.
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Sam Brownback
Kansas
Dick Kelsey
Goddard
Brownback
Kansas Chamber of Commerce
House
Kelsey
The
Wichita Eagle
Finney County fireworks ban for Fourth of July urged
Garden City Fire Chief Allen Shelton notes the Finney County Commission limits sale and discharge of fireworks due to dry conditions. Online reader comments critique a state funeral assistance cut, warning counties may face more unclaimed bodies and cost burdens.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Garden City
Allen Shelton
Finney County Commission
Garden City Telegram Letters Policy Notice
The Telegram chronicles letters to the editor signed with writer address and phone, subject to edits for libel and length and limited to 500 words. Include contact details and write to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or online at www gctelegram com.
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N. Seventh St
Garden City
Weiner and the Twitter Scandal in a Media Frenzy
Kathleen Parker analyzes the Weiner scandal and O'Donnell Stewart reactions. The column critiques the ease of sharing intimate content, urges restraint, and warns against the public appetite for scandal while highlighting the risks of modern digital communication.
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Weiner
Schnitzel
O’donnell
Stewart
Facebook
Beck Justified or Too Far as Radio Shock Jock
Ottawa Herald managing editor Tommy Felts critiques radio host Glenn Beck for mixing entertainment with politics. The piece traces Beck’s rise after the 2010 Tea Party surge to recent attacks on Huckabee Meghan McCain and Diana, Princess of Wales, noting a shift from provocative controversy to diminished relevance.
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Jean Beck
Beck
Lincoln Memorial
Washington, D.C
Obama
Fox News
Mike Huckabee
Michelle Obama
Huckabee
Prince William
Kate Middleton
Crew
William
Princess Diana
Diana
Land of the Living
Meghan McCain
U.S
John McCain
McCain
Public Service
The
Daily Beast
America
Confusing highway signs draw laughs and caution
Peter Funt catalogs baffling road signage from I 95 to the New Jersey Turnpike. He notes End Highway Safety Corridor and DUI Enforcement Area signs provoke questions about enforcement, safety, and the logic of electronic boards. He reviews costly sign upgrades, hacked displays, and humorous graffiti as commentary on public messaging and accountability.
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Virginia
Massachusetts
Quantico Marine Base
Silver Spring
America
Westover Afb
Chicopee
Freehold
N.J
New Jersey
Maryland
New Jersey Turnpike
Greenville
Del
Brooklyn Bridge Road
Albany, N.Y
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Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
Paul Reeveee Vofes
Feesi Dent
Washington Post
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Ottawa Herald
Garden City Telegram
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