Editorial Internet tax reshaping shopping and tax policy
The piece argues Internet and catalog sales challenge retailers and local government revenue. It notes Ottawa relies on sales taxes for about 40 percent of its general fund and explains the 1992 Supreme Court rule on tax collection. Debates surround uniform rates, online taxation, and potential computer-based rate calculations.
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Ottawa
Scott Lambers
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
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Advisory Commission
Congress
Clinton
Student Suspended Over Gun Found On School Property
A Great Bend High School student was suspended after a gun was found in an unlocked pickup parked on campus. The district supports zero tolerance for violence, while urging policies that avoid excessive paranoia and protect student records.
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Great Bend High School
Columbine, West
Paducha
Jonesboro
Oregon
Community groups thank Ottawa area seniors givers
East Central Kansas Area Agency on Aging expresses heartfelt gratitude to Kansas State Bank Econolodge and AU Chapter of PEO for delivering Christmas gift baskets to older adults in Ottawa and Franklin County. The gesture provided warm memories beyond the season and is deeply appreciated by staff and clients alike.
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East Central Kansas Area Agency On Aging
Kansas State Bank
Econolodge
PEO
Ottawa
Franklin County
Political figures contact list from Kansas and Washington
A compact directory lists key political figures with offices and phone numbers. Includes President Bill Clinton, U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback, U S Representative Jim Ryan, Gov Bill Graves, and state lawmakers Robert Tyson Ralph Tanner Ralph Tanner and Bill Feuerbom with their Capitol addresses in Topeka and federal offices in Washington D C.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
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Roberts
Senate
Sam Brownback
sam_brownback
Brownback
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Topeka
State
Kansas centennial politics and the reapportionment fight
The piece argues the 1960s Kansas reapportionment battle and one person one vote shift deserve inclusion alongside top 20th century events. It compares turn of the century and modern eras, notes Progressive era reforms, and urges Kansans to energize political reform today.
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Associated Press
Kansas
Brown Vs. Board of Education
Dwight Eisenhower
Truman Capote
Finney County
Hutchinson News
U.S. Supreme Court
Kansas Senate
Europe
Ellis Island
United States
Latin America
Asia
Nickelodeon
Nintendo
William Allen White
Education debate ignores boys' interests in single sex classes
The AAUW study found single sex classrooms helped some girls but not all, while critics cite methodology issues and argue options should remain. The column questions why boys are overlooked, noting higher male death by action and male learning disability rates, urging balanced study of both sexes.
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American Association of University Women
Waldo
AAUW
Associated Press
USA Today
Gabrielle Lange
Outlook
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