Social Security retirement age shift eases into effect
The 1983 change raises the full-benefit age gradually from 65 to 67 for those born after 1960. Workers born in 1938 and later lose full benefits if retiring at 65, with reductions still applying at age 62. About 800 seniors in Franklin County face revised plans, while advisers urge long term budgeting and awareness as life expectancy rises.
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Congress
Franklin County
Social Security Administration
Editorial urges curb on ticket scalping in Kansas
The Emporia Gazette argues a House committee should back a bill to criminalize reselling sporting and entertainment tickets above face value. It would also ban forcing purchases at above fair market price to obtain a ticket, targeting market cornering rather than supply and demand.
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House Committee
Kansas
Jayhawks
Supply and Demand
Guest editorials present varied Spinon viewpoints
Readers encounter a slate of guest editorials offering diverse Spinon perspectives. Views reflect individual writers and do not represent The Herald or its editorial stance.
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Herald
Prairie Spirit rail trail finances questioned in readers letter
A Prairie Spirit rail trail readers letter criticizes KDWP figures for 1999 permit sales totaling 4153.96 and six month expenses of 25641.97, noting declines from prior years while usage rose to 52775. The writer questions out of state permit purchases and cites a rejected 176000 request for lighted flower pots. The letter compares trail operations to public safety services and urges accountability.
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Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
Steve Williams
PSRT
Williams
Ottawa
Trails Advisory Board
Local control urged over state school board in Kansas
The Ottawa Herald editorial attacks the Kansas State Board of Education and urges keeping control at the local level. It argues an elected state board is overkill and that budgeting policies and safety standards belong to local districts. Voters would be farther from control with state appointment.
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Ottawa Herald
Kansas State Board of Education
Board of Education
Kansas
Robert E. Hemenway
Dri Hertierdway
Ralph Tanner
House Education Committee
Robin Jennison
Education Committee
Tanner
Henry Helgerson
Boards of Education
Bud Gollier
Kansas tobacco deal shifts from 196 to 27 million
Hawver critiques the Kansas tobacco settlement fallout as the rumored $196 million windfall for Entz and Chanay dwindles to about $27 million. Readers weigh state gains against lawyers’ fees, with Governor Graves noting overall value while Attorney General Stovall defends the outcome. Hawver cites political maneuvering, legal costs, and the impact on state funds and public perception.
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Topeka
Entz and Chanay
Kansas
Reader's Digest
Entz and
Chanay
Tony Powell
Wichita
Powell
Carla Stovall
Entz
Bill Graves
Stovall
Entz & Chanay
Martin Hawver
Hawver
Capitol Report
HCR
Hawvernews.com
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