Kansas law leans on SRDC for probation rulings in drug case
The Kansas Legislature directed judges to follow SRDC recommendations on probation for felons unless public safety or inmate welfare is jeopardized. A Johnson County judge deemed the rule unconstitutional for separations of powers, with the case not yet before the state Supreme Court. SRDC urged probation for a Stilwell cocaine seller already sentenced to 8 to 20 years, drawing outrage from county authorities who call him a major dealer and warn of crowded prisons and a drug-war setback.
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Kansas
State and
SRDC
Johnson County
Kansas Supreme Court
Stilwell
Tax reform urged to curb dependents fraud
Public Accountant reports that many claimants use shared Social Security numbers to claim dependents, inflating fraud by about 2 billion dollars annually. Ottawa certification shows some children never existed or were double claimed. The piece argues that eliminating complex rules and simplifying filing would curb the scam without changing tax requirements.
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Ised Public Accountant
Big Brother
Internal Revenue Service
Ottawa
Tax talk on IRS tricks and year’s changes at Lions Club
Raymond E. Meyer Jr. spoke to the Ottawa Lions Club about new tax rules and the IRS approach to audits. He outlined rising personal exemptions standard deductions and marital thresholds, noted changes to dependents Social Security requirements, Medicare costs for those 65 and over, and phased out mortgage interest deductions. He urged meticulous records, separate business and personal funds, and stressed the complexity of income tax rules.
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Raymond E. Meyer Jr
Ottawa Lions Club
Meyer
Agler & Gaeddert
Ottawa
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Clods and bureaucracy tease collapse of communist regimes
An American recounts a visa denial for a Czech trip illustrating how petty, mid level bureaucrats and clod mentality undermine communist systems. The piece links such inefficiency to wider decay in Poland Hungary East Germany and Czechoslovakia, arguing reform under Gorbachev hinges on ending routine drudgery and mediocrity.
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Poland
Hungary
East Germany
Czechoslovakia
Retirement Reflections From A News Junkie Turned Fan
A veteran journalist describes retirement as a shift in mindset not income. He recalls fading from daily newsroom routine to chasing sports and politics on TV, noting the era’s events from Poland to AIDS, Hud scandal, and Nicaraguan politics, while discovering a broader, quieter future.
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Ision
MacNeiller
Poland
Alan Greenspan
Fedol Reserve Board
Mike Ditka
Jim Fmahon
San Diego
Chicago Bears
Chicago Cubs
Dukakis
University of Iowa
Minnesota
Notre Dame
Miami
Washington Redskins
Dallas Cowboys
S&l
Nancy
Nicaragua
Dan
Pearl Harbor
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1989 Add-Ons
Ottawa Herald lists subscription prices effective July 1 1989 for delivery in Ottawa surrounding area by carrier, motor route and mail in Franklin County and adjacent counties. Rates include monthly, quarterly, semiannual and annual options with varied prices for different delivery methods.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
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Jim Hitch
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Gorbachev
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Royko
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John '‘McCormally
S. Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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