Spring Parade of Homes Opens Across Ottawa Area
The Franklin County Board of Realtors hosts a multi-city Spring Parade of Homes with over 65 residences on view in Ottawa, Richmond, Baldwin City, Garnett, and Greeley. Listings range from 36500 to 415000, while six month MLS data show 89 days on market and inventory dropping from 12 to 5.4 months.
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Kansas Officials Contact List Appears in State Directory
A directory listing current officials from the White House to Kansas state offices includes President George Bush and lawmakers such as U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback and Representatives Nancy Boyda Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse and Bill Otto plus Governor Kathleen Sebelius and State Senators Pat Apple and Derek Schmidt with office addresses phone numbers and web forms. The document appears as a public contact reference for constituents across federal and state levels.
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White House
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D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Senate
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Sam Brownback
Brownback
Nancy Boyda
Longworth House
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State Capitol
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Topeka
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Community disability budget plea to state lawmakers in Kansas
COF Training Services urges Kansans to push legislators in the final weeks of April to fix underfunding in disability services. The appeal notes long waiting lists and low pay for workers, contrasting community staff wages with higher state institution wages and highlighting progress in reducing institutional beds. The message frames citizen action as essential to sustaining decades of gains.
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COF
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Kansans urged to back disability worker pay raise
Dan Andrews of COF Training Services urges legislators and the governor to fund higher pay for community developmental disability workers, warning against prioritizing tax cuts or fashionable agenda over the lives of Kansans with disabilities. He asks readers to contact lawmakers, visit those who support beneficiaries, and show solidarity for those affected.
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County appraiser needs set straight on property taxes
A reader accuses Franklin County officials of unfair property valuations harming fixed income homeowners. He cites a widow whose three bedroom home rose from 6700 assessed to 7463 while a neighbor’s six room house dropped 200, demanding inspection of tax practices, opposition to a county administrator, and calling for budget scrutiny and police pay raises. He urges legal action if taxes rise further and questions sales tax allocations and city spending.
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Baldwin City
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Scott Bird
Weldon Padgett
Padgett
Ottawa
Dennis Butler
Abe
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YMCA
ORC
Ottawa Herald Readers Forum Reach Us Letter Policy
Readers are invited to submit letters of 250 words or less to the Readers Forum. Include name address and daytime phone. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. one letter per month. Mail at 104 S Cedar or in person at 1048 Cedar 8am to 5pm.
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Bill Otto
Otto
Harris Group
Jeanny Sharp
Ottawaherald
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Horton Billingsley
Ottawaherald.com
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Krmiller
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Tim Millbem
Ottawa Herald
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