Brownback warns tax hikes hurt rural Kansas economy
Gov. Sam Brownback says raising taxes would worsen a rural recession in Kansas. Lawmakers push to repeal the business income tax exemption to boost state revenue while debates over school funding and fair revenue continue amid a $60 million budget gap. Rural counties show declines in sales tax receipts despite a statewide rate increase.
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Kansas
Brownback
Sam Brownback
Rep
Tom Sawyer
Wichita
House Tax Committee
Sawyer
Carolyn McGinn
R-Sedgwick
McGinn
Kansas City
Sedgwick
Johnson County
Comanche County
Harper
Barber
Kiowa
Coping with a compulsive liar at work
A reader asks how to handle a boss who lies about achievements and takes credit for others. Experts note possible behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia or antisocial personality traits. Confrontation is often ineffective. document untruths and present a verifiable case to higher management. Coping strategies for personal relationships include therapy and treatment options.
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Tke
Marlane M
Dallas
Senior center pitch results and DAR meeting report
Southwest Jerry Wallace won high in three tables of senior center pitch at Finney County Senior Center. Wayne Scott took second, Alva Burch third. In three tables of double pinochle Neva Maxfield won high, John Bunnell second, Maybelle Bowen third. Phi Sigma Alpha met Oct 13 at Ellen Eichhorn’s with Cindy Dial co host. Ellen read on Celtic origins and Carley Hazelton spoke on DAR history. DAR now has 960000 members in 62 Kansas chapters with HQ in Washington DC and projects including JROTC scholarships and grave markers. Birthday honoree Marilyn Wadel. November meeting at Norma Nolte’s with Jerre Nolte guest. December covered dish, January game night.
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Jerry Wallace
Finney County
10Th St
Wayne Scott
Alva Burch
Neva Maxfield
John Bunnell
Maybelle Bowen
Cindy Dial
Ellen
Carley Hazelton
Kansas
Washington, D.C
DAR
Ingalls Cemetery
Marilyn Wadel
Norma Nolte
Jerre Nolte
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