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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 2007
Page
2
A Book of the Month Club pricing puzzle contrasts four books at half price with two free, showing how perception matters. In Franklin County, taxpayers fault county commissioners for raising the levy about five mills while last year’s nearly doubled cuts created a 54 mill target next year.
A dense roll of political contacts lists U S President George Bush and Congress members Pat Roberts Sam Brownback Nancy Boyda plus Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius and state legislators Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Derek Schmidt Joe Humerickhouse Bill Otto with office addresses in Topeka and Washington and phone numbers and web forms where available for public outreach and correspondence.
Tom Beaver warns readers that the Kaweah Indian Nation is a false group deceiving Mexican and Central American seekers into paying for tribal membership. He says the BIA confirms the original Kaweah tribe no longer exists, and urges caution against such frauds masquerading as Indians to extract money.
Kansas legislators earn about $17,000 yearly comprising $86.50 per day salary and $99 per diem for a roughly 90 day Topeka session. Inflation past 30 years has eroded real buying power by about 44 percent, yet no one in the Legislature seeks a visible pay raise. statewide official pay is also modest, but may draw more notice if discussed. Martin Hawver notes the political risk in proposing raises.
The Ottawa Herald invites letters of 250 words or less to the Readers' Forum. Include name, address and daytime phone number. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Readers are limited to one letter per month. Form letters poems censor complaints or business testimonials will not be printed.
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