Tax dollar woes and the Kansas Education Coalition
Editorial notes the Kansas Education Coalition hired McGill and Associates for 75 000 to lobby the Kansas Legislature. It argues wealthier districts seek protections from new tax schemes, discusses mill levy proposals, pooling aid, and calls for repeal of the lobbyist law rather than reporting requirements.
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Ost
Kansas Education Coalition
Hutchinson
Nelson Bryant
Hugoton
Larry Clark
Burlington
Wolf Creek
Jim Allen
Ottawa
Topeka
McGill and Associates
Dave Kerr
Jim Hitch
Transformation of symbols signals changing era for Russia
Guest opinion notes the shift from the red Soviet flag with hammer and sickle to a white blue and red tricolor. It contrasts Western flag traditions and remarks on the irony of the new colors symbolizing possible improvement as the Soviet Union dissolves and Russia forms a federation of independent states.
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Herald
Soviet Union
Federation of “Independent States
Washington
Contact details for government representatives
A compilation lists contact addresses and phone numbers for President George Bush The White House Gov Joan Finney Sen Bob Dole Sen Nancy Kassebaum Rep Dick Nichols State Rep George Teagarden State Sen Dave Webb State Rep Walker Hendrix with street addresses in Washington DC Topeka and Stillwell and area codes for direct communication with each official.
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George Bush
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
Joan Finney
State Capitol
Topeka
eSen
Bob Dole
Hart
Senate
Washington, D C
Dave Webb
Nail
Stillwell
Walker Hendrix
Statehouse
The New Year Motif and Personal Resolutions
The essay treats New Year as a recycling of time, noting personal calendars vary and celebrating other life events feels more meaningful. It rails at January 1 as financially burdensome and confusing, then concludes with a vow to avoid New Year resolutions, embracing a single, keepable goal.
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Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Cuomo backer Krone pushes Cuomo comeback effort
Chicago writer reports Phil Krone mobilizes a grass roots Cuomo restoration drive refusing to accept Cuomo exit. Krone opens headquarters at 36 S State St Chicago 60603 and cites a 312 phone line with a national 1-800 number. He targets 100000 New Hampshire Democrats with a mailing funded by donations and aims to recruit delegates and volunteers for a Cuomo campaign despite party resistance.
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S. State St
Chicago
Cuomo
New Hampshire
Jack
Martha Fox
Krone
New York
Ron
Environmental laws risk unfair costs on Ottawa area buyers
Letter writer Jim Bass warns that environmental laws burden citizens in Franklin County and beyond, to the point of bankruptcy for some by 1992. He cites the Kansas Department of Health and Environment threatening fines, costs to clear old service stations, and post ownership liability. He urges readers to contact the President and lawmakers to address what he calls a national mess.
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Ottawa
Franklin County
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
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Tribune Media Service
United States
Jim Bass
S. Poplar
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