Franklin County and Ottawa budgets show taxes and services
Final installment analyzes Franklin County and Ottawa budgets detailing taxes levied, major expenditures, and reliance on service fees. It notes mill levies from 17.66 to 0.25, lists top funds like sheriff, jail, IT, and 911, and discusses reserve funds and voter trust in budgeting. It urges taxpayers to track spending and assess value.
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Franklin County
Historical Society
Vermont
Register of Deeds
4Th District Court
Calling for Equal Justice and Separation of Church and State
A public statement argues judges and officials must uphold the Constitution for all citizens, not a select few. It condemns spiritual leaders who impose beliefs through scripture, urging faith guidance confined to churches and homes and criticizing government funding for nonpublic schooling.
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Supreme Court
America
God
Readers' Forum Letter on Smoking and Religion Debates
A reader defends public debate in the Ottawa Herald Readers' Forum arguing discrimination belongs in the constitution not schools. The writer rebuts Dave Hartmann on smoking ethics and public decency, asserting truthful, non inflammatory critique and calling for smokers to relocate rather than offend diners.
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Dave Hartmann
Ber of Commerce
Mr. Hartmann
Dave
Mugged by liberals Juan Williams faces silencing over book
Michael Reagan notes on Radio America Network that Juan Williams accuses liberal gatekeepers of black leadership, calling for broader discussion of race, education, and cultural failure while promoting his book Enough. Williams laments being excluded by ABC NBC and CBS.
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NPR
Fox News
Alan Colmes
Fox
Hannity and Colmes
America
Juan
Bill Cosby
Jesse Jackson
al Sharpton
Williams
ABC
NBC
CBS
Liberal Left
Michael Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Radio America
Ottawa Herald Readers Letters Policy Summary
Instructions request letters to the Readers Forum for publication, limiting to 400 words or less. Include full name, address, and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Readers may submit at most one letter per month. Form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
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