Free community college aid myth debated by Ottawa counselor
Ottawa High School counselor Ron Kimes explains Franklin County must fund aid to students attending colleges with state law requiring payments to counties with colleges. Franklin County residents still pay standard tuition, with Neosho County Community College receiving most aid at $69,075 in 1989. Other funded colleges include Johnson, Fort Scott, Allen, Pratt, Cloud, and Butler. Continued on Page 10.
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Jay Bemis
Herald
Ron Kimes
Ottawa
Franklin County
Kimes
Franklin
Neosho
Neosho County
Ottawa girl meets Fred Savage on Wonder Years set
Jenny Duncan an Ottawa Middle School seventh grader fulfilled a two year wish by meeting actor Fred Savage and even appearing as an extra in a scene. The Wonder Years episode airs Tuesday at 7 30 on local channels 2 and 9.
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Lori Alvarado
Herald
Jenny Duncan
Duncan
Ottawa
Fred Savage
ABC
Savage
Jenny
Criss Cross Productions
NBC
West Coast
California
Wonder Years
John Duncan
Circuit-breaker fight grips Kansas Legislature in special session
In Topeka lawmakers wrestle with a costly circuit breaker plan to aid small businesses and expand residential relief. House leaders warn the $93 million measure is shaky, while Gov. Hayden backs a $43 million alternative. Debate centers on utility inventories tax and extending first half payment deadlines, with final action uncertain after a day of stalled progress.
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Topeka
Kan
House
Jim Braden
Senate
Mike Hayden
Hayden
Kansas Legislature Faces Turmoil Over Property Tax Crisis
Harris News Service reports a fractured Kansas Legislature during an emergency session called by Gov. Mike Hayden after the attorney general blocked extending the December 20 property tax deadline. Following a statewide three year property reappraisal and new classification, citizens’ protests grew, culminating in a November 29 crowd storming the Statehouse.
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Kansas
Mike Hayden
Statehouse
Highway funds fragile in tax relief fight in Kansas
Kansas lawmakers debate tapping highway funds for property tax relief as Transportation Secretary Horace Edwards warns against jeopardizing a 2.6 billion seven year plan. He says more than 18.7 million taken would force early bond sales and shake the bond market. Edwards stresses taxes drive the issue, not highways.
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Mike Shields
Harris
Topeka
Kansas
Transportation
Horace Edwards
Edwards
Harris News Service
Department of Transportation
Holiday stress rising in busy Yuletide season
OPERA Kansas AP reports experts describe Christmas as a time of high stress from busy schedules, advertising, and family gatherings. They advise open family communication, setting personal traditions, quiet time, and shared acts like giving to the needy to ease tensions and create memories.
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OPERA
Kan
Bill Stinson
Emporia State University
Mary Comey
Menninger
Topeka
Stinson
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