Kansas voters favor sales tax over property tax in state results
Editorial notes a wave toward sales taxes across Kansas as bond issues mostly fail. Ottawa and Johnson County bonds lose, McPherson Lindsborg district rejects an 11.98 million bond, Barton County and Ellinwood bonds fail, Greensburg grade school cafeteria bond denied. Sales taxes pass in Thayer Oswego Labette Finney Tribune Greeley. Taxpayer sentiment favors controllable sales levies over fixed property taxes.
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Ottawa
Johnson County Community College
McPherson
Lindsborg
Lindsburg
Barton County
Great Bend
Ellinwood
Greensburg
Thayer
Oswego
Labette County
Finney County
Caring team at Ransom Memorial earns nurse praise
Florence Nightingale would be proud of the caring attitude at Ransom Memorial Hospital as a Kansas City nurse writes to commend the staff on 2-west. She notes exceptional patient interaction, cooperation among nurses, clinicians, aides, and therapists, and sincere compliments to doctors and all workers.
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Ransom
The
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Florence Nightingale
Dianne Bennett
Kansas City
Kan
Ottawa Clown Promotion Sparks Bible and Hell Debate
The writer criticizes an April event in Ottawa where over 50 visitors will discuss heaven and hell, calling it sensationalism and money-making. He notes varying biblical interpretations, suggests a chorus rendition of Bring in the Clowns, and signs as Rev Donald K Sinclair.
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Ottawa
Heaven
Hell
Alan Richardson
Donald K, Sinclair
Hickory
Voter turnout in Kansas local elections prompts reflection
An editorial examines Kansas local election results showing low turnout across cities and school boards. It notes 68 percent of registered voters did not vote, cites bond measures and instant bingo on ballots, and argues for higher political engagement and informed voting nationwide. The editor recalls Franklin turnout at 45 percent.
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Montepolis
Kansas
Bob Dole
City Hall
Metropolis
Hitler
Brezhnev
Franklin
Cubs Talk Booms On Poststrike Baseball Buzz
A lively Chicago radio chat mocks baseball slang while fans discuss the Cubs poststrike prospects. They debate pitching strength, up the middle defense, and production from key hitters as a hypothetical season looms.
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Cubs
Billy
Chicago
Joe
Cicero
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A compiled directory lists principal state and federal representatives. It includes contact addresses and telephone numbers for President Clinton, U.S. Senators Bob Dole and Nancy Kassebaum, U.S. Rep. Sam Brownback, Kansas Governor Bill Graves, Attorney General Carla Stovall, Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius, and state legislators Bill Feuerborn Ralph Tanner and Doug Walker.
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White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Wash
Ington
D.C
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell Senate
Washington
Sam Brownback
Longworth House
Kansas
Topeka
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feuerborn
Statehouse
Ralph Tanner
Doug Walker
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