Editorials From other editors reflect tax levy clash
In Topeka the Senate Democrats and some dissident Republicans blocked extending the 35 mill statewide school tax, trimming more than 560 million from school funding. The editorial questions the tactic as symbolic, notes property tax drops over a decade, and discusses public education responsibility while hinting at a possible special session and broader tax resentment. The piece also covers Fort Riley’s 1st Infantry Division transfer to Germany, urging acceptance of military changes and praising continuity in training.
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Topekaland
Senate Democrats
Graves
Great Bend Tribune
Artiscia
Wurzburg
Germany
Fort Riley
U.S. Army
Cdl Tasidenis
Dou
1St Infantry Division
America
Meanhattan Mercury
Rail trail debate stirs memories of history and towns
A narrator and two dogs discuss a Kansas rail trail amendment funding Ottawa to Richmond, landowner rights, and the history of the Leavenworth Lawrence and Galveston route. They contrast old McKeon's Parkville with a flood ruined site, linking past to future travel and community identity.
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Murphy
Brady
Leavenworth, Lawrence
Galveston
Kansas City
McKeon's
Parkville
Missouri
McKeon
Chocolate obsession ruins self control and mood notes
A humorous confession reveals a chocoholic struggle with daily hidden stashes in kitchen and office. The writer cites studies by Liebowitz and Waterhouse supporting chocolate’s mood effects, while vowing abstinence only to fail when four boxes of Thin Mints arrive at the door.
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New York
Michael Liebowitz
Debra Waterhouse
M.ph
R.D
Ms. Waterhouse
Waterhouse
Money backing of U S currency demands congressional awakening
Robert J. Honeycutt argues that U S money lacks any backing by the Treasury or government and criticizes the Federal Reserve. He notes historical changes from the gold standard to fiat notes and urges representatives to act to fix the economy.
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U.S. Treasury
Federal Reserve
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Federal Reserve Banks
Treasury Department of the United States
Washington, D.C
Federal Reserve Bank
The
Congress
Robert J. Honeycutt
Willow
Onions Photo Sparks Memories From Ottawa Photographer
A reader recalls a 1908 1909 Ottawa photograph by William H. Martin, linked to a cherished inheritance of 19 cards. She describes old scenes of harvests and produce, noting onions peaches corn and pumpkins, and intends to visit the Kansas State Historical Society to view the collection.
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Ottawa
William H. Martin
Sarah
Kansas State Historical Society
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Freenan
Herald
Kansas
Prairie Spirit
Richmond
Franklin County
Roseville
Valerie Wolf
Ottawa Herald
Vickie Hull
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