Snowballing Kansas debt risks tax relief promises
The Kansas per capita bonded debt rose 333 percent from 1992 to 2002, the largest jump in the nation. From $486 million to $2.29 billion, debt per person grew from $195 to $844, with a projected $1,352 by 2005. The move followed 1990s tax cuts, while lawmakers balk at new taxes, raising concerns about funding for KPERS, transportation and future obligations.
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Associated Press
U.S. Census Bureau
Census Bureau
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
KPERS
The Refrigerator of the Future and a World Sold on Promises
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on a 21st century fridge with a built in television and Internet access, contrasting glossy tech promises with the mundane reality of gadgets sold as life upgrades. He questions whether such innovations deliver genuine progress or mere marketing.
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LG Electronics
Leonard Pitts Jr
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Old Hometown 100 From Lawrence Daily World 1904
Lawrence Daily World notes include a Chicago strike calling out 40 000 packing house workers and penalties for drunkenness Union Pacific resumes full service after floods Kansas delegates return from Democratic National Convention in Chicago upset by eastern leadership Wheat harvest limited to upland fields with bottoms awaiting drying Dr W G Banker becomes dean of Lawrence ministers after death of Richard Cordley Congregational Church to seek new pastor to replace Cordley
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Chicago
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Kansas
W.G. Banker
Lawrence
Richard Cordley
Banker
Congregational Church
Richard Cordrey
Douglas County VNA Deems Finances Sound Amid Reforms
The Douglas County Visiting Nurses Association reports no debt in its 36 year history and says cash flow covers payroll and expenses. Faced with Medicare and Medicaid cuts in 2003, the agency implemented restructuring and wage reductions, resulting in improved bottom line by 2004. A requested $79,957 county grant aimed to sustain care for residents affected by funding cuts. future balance could negate the need for aid.
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Medicare
VNA
Kansas
County Commission
Jan Jenkins
Patrick Donahue
Patricia Webb
Submissions Guidelines for Take a Stand Readers
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Public Forum Supports Animal Tethering Ban and Forum Rules
A reader endorses the City Commission ban on tethering animals as humane and sensible, citing USDA and HSUS authority and urging enforcement. The letter also presents a set of questions about the use of force in world affairs from a former Marine sergeant, and notes Journal-World letters policy requesting brief, contact-provided submissions.
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Humane Association of the United States
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Lawrence
Commission
Gary Henry
Chris White
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