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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1978
Page
1
Ottawa Herald editorials discuss statewide use value for agricultural land taxes and the need to balance rural and urban tax burdens. A bill for next Kansas Legislature proposes a state wide real estate reappraisal to implement the use value system, though its scope faces questions about practicality and impact.
The piece questions a three and a half year plan to computerize all property records for year by year value changes. It highlights enormous tasks, needing hundreds of staff, massive paperwork, and millions of dollars. It argues property tax reform may not be worth the cost and suggests easier public funding options.
Topeka based gas service officials urged the Kansas Corporation Commission to approve a $12.6 million rate hike citing higher labor costs and needed investments. They noted rising bad debts from about $100,000 to $800,000 annually and discussed whether higher rates would spur conservation or merely pad profits while hurting honest customers.
TV schedule style notes describe Mork and Mindy Christmas confusion, Doug Henning magic in Egypt and England, The Waltons romance, Secret Garden plot, Tsetse trap documentary, various comedies and dramas including Barney Miller, Hawaii Five O, Bernstein tribute, Holiday Inn musical, Barbara Walters special, Mary Tyler Moore, Star Trek captioned news, Tonight Show guests, Streets of San Francisco, Columbo, and prayer excerpt. multiple channel and program references appear with incomplete sentences and many proper nouns.
In a 1978 piece by John H. Bushman, president of the USC 290 School Board, the author argues that student disengagement stems from the system itself. He urges broader community involvement in administration, policy, and curriculum to restore relevance, detailing three involvement pathways including parent and community selection committees, shared input on policies like grading and attendance, and curricula shaped by both educational experts and community needs.
A reader asks about amitriptyline for long standing low mood and potential harms from antidepressants. The doctor notes these meds help short term but do not address underlying causes and require careful monitoring. Counseling may help some patients, and other factors like marital conflict or physical illness should be explored.
Ottawa Herald announces subscription rates for local and out of area readers with monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly options, plus tax details. The paper lists Robert B. Wellington as editor and publisher and notes Associated Press rights for local news and AP dispatches.
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