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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2000
Page
2
Ottawa officials urge Congress to tax Internet sales now to fund local services. They cite growing e commerce, a biased advisory panel, and potential revenue loss of about 1.8 million yearly for Ottawa and Franklin County. They warn of eventual heavy property tax shifts if online sales remain untaxed.
Candy Wasser reflects on the word heritage in the Franklin County Heritage Homes newsletter. She cites dictionaries and quotes Restore America Iowa, expresses how the old buildings at Main Street frame community memories, and argues heritage includes tangible and intangible values beyond brick and mortar.
Readers are invited to submit hand signed letters with address and phone number. Send to Reader Forum, The Ottawa Herald, 104 S. Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or via email to letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions should not exceed 500 words and may be edited for space.
A fragmented list provides contact addresses and phone numbers for President Bill Clinton, Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, and Kansas officials including Governor Bill Graves and state representatives Ralph Tamar and Feverborn. Multiple Topeka and Washington offices are given with ZIPs and phone lines.
Dr Bud Gollier reflects on spring and nostalgia for trains and youth. He cautions against using tax money to preserve the Old Ottawa Middle School site, urges private funding for redevelopment, and warns demolition risks if no developer is found.
Democrats frame Graves pension cut as a near disaster, arguing GOP restraint saved KPERS with a one year budget tweak and a federal funds find. The issue, tied to Social Security fears, positions Democrats to message quickly ahead of the November campaign.
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