Kansas taxes unfair to half of state drivers
Kansas Attorney General Robert Stephan calls the car tax system unconstitutional and unfair, noting the Legislature avoided a fix last session due to a $21 to $23 million cost to local governments. The inequity falls on last names in the alphabet, with Applesauce and Tomato illustrating how two identical cars incur different taxes. Stephan suggests a court ruling may be sought unless the next session corrects the windfall and preserves revenue.
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Kansas
Robert Stephan
Fred Applestyce
Leonard Tomato
Tomato
Applesauce
Stephan
State Supreme Court
Jim
Hitch
The Gasoline War Ethic and Market Controversy
The piece argues that high and rising gasoline prices prompt views of price gouging versus price wars. It notes a $1.32.9 average in Manhattan and warns of shortages and warlike behavior if prices spike further. It calls for reduced consumption and smarter mileage, arguing the free market can curb demand.
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Detroit
Contacts for U S Government Reps and Senators Listed
A list of officials with addresses in Washington and Topeka including President George Bush Senators Bob Dole Nancy Kassebaum and Rep Bob Whittaker plus State Senator Jim Allen and State Representative Bettie Sue Shumway with office locations and phone numbers.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Nancy Kassebaum
Russell
Washington, D. C
Bob Whittaker
Rayburn House
Wea
Letters to the Editor Guidelines
Readers are invited to submit signed letters with the writer's address. Unsigned letters will not be published. A telephone number should be enclosed to expedite verification.
War History and Oil Motives in U S Conflicts
The piece argues that modern warfare blurs civilian and military targets and that fear of hostage actions by Iraq should not deter strategic aims. It warns against naively noble war rhetoric, cites World War II aerial bombing, and notes oil, rubber, and strategic interests as recurring motives behind U S involvement from World War II through Vietnam.
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Iraq
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Rotterdam
Coventry
Franklin Roosevelt
Casablanca
Cologne
Essen
Frankfurt
Hamburg
Dresden
Tokyo
U.S. Navy
Hiroshima City
Persian Gulf
Archibald MacLeish
Pearl Harbor
State Department
Roosevelt
Churchill
U.S
Vietnam
The Middle Aged White Man My Comeuppance
A satirical piece explores the stereotype of the middle aged white man as a pillar of society who has fallen from grace. It traces shifts since the 1960s, notes criticized power in corporations and politics, and ends with a self aware confession of being viewed with suspicion and contempt.
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Popeil
S&l
Ixnay
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Jim Hitch
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Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Johnson
Nixon
National Security Council
Southeast Asia
John McCormally
By Mike Royko
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