Kansas Property Tax Lid Sparks Local Control Debate
Editorial argues the 2018 property tax lid limits local city and county tax decisions, requiring elections for increases above inflation with exemptions. It criticizes the ALEC driven policy and Koch aligned groups, noting lack of hearings and impact on growth and governance, urging public input and repeal.
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Kansas
Kansas Chamber
Kansas Policy Institute
American Legislative Exchange Council
ALEC
Kochs
Garden City
Sam Brownback
Southwest Kansas
Dodge City
Garden City mayor outlines state of the city address
Editorial readers react to a column urging focus on public school academic achievement. Online comments criticize the Kansas Republican Party as aligned with Libertarians seeking privatized education. Garden City officials report a balanced tax approach stabilizing the city mill levy over time. Mayor Janet Doll features in today's state of the city address.
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Republican Party
Kansas
Gctelegram.com
Garden City
City Commission
Janet Doll
Doll
Letters to the Editor Policy for The Telegram
The Telegram accepts signed letters up to 500 words with writer address and phone number for verification. Letters may be edited for libel and length. General thank you notes are allowed. form letters, poems, or consumer complaints are not printed. Address communications to Attn Editor at 310 N Seventh St Garden City KS 67846.
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Garden City
Leftist tax claims ignore results and personal initiative
Cal Thomas argues that raising taxes on the wealthy won’t guarantee bold plans succeed and warns against worship of government. He contrasts GOP messaging with leftist promises, urges personal responsibility, marriage, education, and self-reliance as paths to independence over dependence on government. He notes charitable funding by Kochs and Soros and questions debt sustainability and policy outcomes.
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New York Times
America
Playboy's Nude Era Ends Embracing Scant Attire
A feminist reflection on Playboy moving away from nude images starting in March, noting a broader decline in print media. The piece traces Playboy's origins in 1953, its cultural impact, and current challenges as digital access, changing tastes, and audience fragmentation reshape the magazine and the sexual landscape it helped define.
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Jet
Newsweek
Playboy
Lucy
Ricky
Elvis
America
Hefner
Marilyn Monroe
Scott Flanders
New York Times
Hefner’s
Leonard Pitts Jr. Pulitzer winner and Miami Herald columnist
Leonard Pitts Jr who won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary writes columns for the Miami Herald and can be contacted via Spitts at miamiherald.com.
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Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Miamiherald
Halloween satire sparks marital veto over costumes
A reader and pop culture expert discuss the permissiveness of Halloween as a satire outlet while a spouse vetoes ideas they deem insensitive. They mention Caitlyn Jenner, the clock kid, Cecil the lion, Planned Parenthood, ISIS, the pope, Hillary Clinton, and Donald Trump as potential costume themes and note a perceived restrictiveness in comedic targets.
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Robert Thompson
Bleier Center For Television and Popular Culture
Syracuse University
Caitlyn Jenner
Cecil the Lion
Planned Parenthood
ISIS
America
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Megyn Kelly
Fox News Channel
United States
Cal Thomas
Tcaeditors
Tribpub
CAL Thomas Tribune
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Mickey Mouse
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Hugh Hefner
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Tom Purcell Cagle
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