Ottawa voters weigh half cent sales tax to trim property bills
Editorial urges Ottawa residents to approve a half cent sales tax arguing it would spread the burden, fund city services, and enable a 6 to 10 mill reduction in property taxes over 2007 to 2009. It notes non residents pay a third of sales tax and highlights upcoming local developments like Walgreens Plaza Theater and Sonic.
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Walgreens
Plaza Theater
Sonic
Goodwill
Crist Auto
Kansas City
Lawrence
Branson
Invisible Children and Innocent in Uganda Night Commuters
A call to action about Uganda’s night commuters and child soldiers tied to the LRA. The piece highlights Innocent, a child fearing abduction, and credits California students Jason Russell, Bobby Bailey, and Loren Poole for creating awareness and fundraising through the film Invisible Children. It urges reader involvement and donations.
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U.S. State Department
Lord’s Resistance Army
United States
Uganda
East Africa
Africa
America
Kansas City
New
California
Jason Russell
Bobby Bailey
Loren Poole
Sudan
LRA
Save our money from city scammers and tax fight
Gary Sillett, a pressman at The Ottawa Herald and Princeton resident, argues Ottawa residents face a proposed sales tax hike. He urges disbanding the Ottawa Recreation Commission, selling the Municipal Airport, and abolishing the Franklin County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau to protect budgets and Fluffy the animal shelter. He criticizes out of state hires and calls for small town budgeting.
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Austin
Texas
Suv
Franklin County
Ottawa
Rantoul
Princeton
Williamsburg
Pomona
Quenemo
Ottawa Recreation Commission
Connecticut
Nancy Baker
Dodson Aviation
Franklin County Convention and Visitor’s Bureau
Ben Martin Peck Animal Shelter
Olathe
Lawrence
Overland Park
Douglas County
Gary Sillett
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