Treasurer Sally Thompson Defends Powers Over Investment Pool
Editorial criticizes her handling of the Municipal Investment Pool for local governments, notes a proposed Senate bill to strip treasury investment authority, and highlights a $20 million loss in 1995 while stressing the pool’s overall profitability and accountability to Kansas residents.
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Senate
Thompson
City of
Ottawa
Williamsburg
Senate Financial and Insurance Committee
Kansas
Joan Finney
Sally Thompson
Ignorance and the Path to Freedom in a Democracy
A call to act in November to remove public officials through peaceful voting. The piece argues Americans must participate, choose informed leaders, and confront ignorance by reading and seeking knowledge. It warns that ignorance threatens liberty and highlights the role of journalism and libraries in empowering self-government.
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House
Senate
Thomas Jefferson
Princess di
Local kindness note and civic concerns from Ottawa
A reader thanks Mr. Potter for helping with a paper route after his cars failed to start on a cold Saturday and urges Franklin County to nominate new county and city commissioners. The letter also recalls the Oklahoma City blast and questions why a civilian agency would have rocket launchers, noting accountability without excusing the bombing.
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County Commission
Ottawa City
Franklin County
Oklahoma City
ATF
It's Your Quarter Community Forum Voices on Schools Taxes
Readers discuss electing officials, school funding, and a proposed middle school remodel. Critics urge lowering mill levies, avoiding a new campus near the high school, and finding better education funding while calling for responsible planning and public input. Calls are welcome at 242-4700 during specified hours.
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Ottawa
Senate
America
Hawthorne
Garfield
Red lens eye study aims to tame barnyard chickens at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech professor Al Leighton studied a red plastic contact lens for chickens to reduce aggression in crowded operations. The lens allegedly makes birds docile, lowers beak trimming needs, and cuts feed use by 10 to 15 percent. Researchers tested tens of thousands of birds and eye the potential for mass production, with possible applications to hogs, while noting humans would not wear lenses due to eye risk.
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Virginia
al T. Leighton
Virginia Tech University
Wall Street
Chicago
Bosnia
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