Watchful eye on federal spending snakes in the can
The Bipartisan Commission on Entitlement and Tax Reform warns that in 18 years the U S government may have no money for defense highways education or children’s programs beyond entitlement programs and interest on the debt Republican Senator Jack Danforth calls it a path to bankruptcy Democratic Senator Bob Kerrey urges steadier steps while warning retirees not to fear immediate Social Security cuts The piece argues the need to decide what the federal government should fund and implies entitlements are the likely targets while urging vigilance against misdirected cuts
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Bipartisan Commission On
Jack Danforth
Missouri
Bob Kerrey
Nebraska
Danforth
United States
Commission
Ronald Reagan
Editorial: Tax Money for Kansas Legislators Under Scrutiny
Guest editorials condemn IRS findings on Kansas lawmakers who failed to pay taxes on state income. The piece accuses Bud Burke of promising to cover back taxes and questions why expense money classified as nonincome should be repaid by the state, urging voters to question lawmakers in upcoming elections.
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Bud Burke
Burke
Kansas
IRS
Topeka
Senate
House
A call for health care reform amid high costs
The piece argues high hospital overhead drives insurance premiums and health care costs. It advocates hospital industry input to lower expenses, notes government regulation adds overhead, and urges collaboration between payers and providers to find practical, market-driven reforms rather than sweeping plans.
Plaza theater letter thanks patrons and notes improvements
The Plaza theater assistant manager thanks area residents for patronage and explains improvements since the Rice ownership. It notes faster access to first run films like Lion King and Speed, asks tolerance during high demand, and requests patrons report distractions to staff.
Local Letters on Liquor Complaints and School Bond Satire
A reader mocks liquor critics and praises waitresses tokenly, recounts taxi years in Ottawa, and supports waitresses as top tippers. The letter ridicules a Wellsville school district bond article about a music teacher, proposes buying an electric scooter to save 3.95 million, and notes classifieds ads seeking a county zoning commissioner and emergency preparedness director.
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Wellsville
County pay gaps spark reader plea and praise in forum
A reader blasts low pay for county officials versus Sonic staff, questions commissioners’ priorities, thanks Cheryl Sylvester for library summer program, and defends tipping and Habitat for Humanity. The letter column invites further thoughts to its “It’s Your Quarter” forum, with a contact number and timing.
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Cheryl Sylvester
Government contact details for Kansas officials and offices
A list of contact information for state and federal representatives. Includes U S Senator Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum Jim Renner Gov Joan Finney Attorney General Bob Judicial Center Insurance Commissioner Ron Todd State Rep Bill Feuerborn and others with addresses phone numbers and office locations in Topeka and Washington.
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Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington, D.C
Fox
Nancy Kassebaun
Russell
Bob Judicial Center
Topeka
Ron Todd
Southwest 9Th
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West Point
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Michael Eisner
Walt Disney
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Congress
Charley Reese
King Features Syndicate
Plaza
Ottawa
Sonic
Habitat For Humanity
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Jim Ue
Rayburn
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Jackson
Joan Finney
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Bill Feuerbors
Garnett
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Walker Eee Telphone
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Pacific
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Mallard Fillmore
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