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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1990
Page
6
DeLaTorre seeks reinstatement in DPS case
Tony DeLaTorre fired in January from his Department of Public Safety detective job lobbied city commissioners for reinstatement. He provided dismissal materials and a grievance hearing tape, saying the commission will find his termination unjustified and retaliatory. Wright and McGill also challenge their firings as grievances proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay Bemis
Herald
Tony DeLaTorre
Department of Public Safety
DeLaTorre
Cal Lantis
Tim Phelps
Topeka
DPS
Bill Wright
Warren McGill
Randy Wetmore
John Cole
Phelps
DeLa Torre
Wright
McGill
City Commission
Kansas League of Municipalities
Fred Heathman
Anderson, Byrd & Richeson
Steve Zak
Reappraisal Study Finds Shifts In Kansas Property Taxes
The Kansas Inc. study by Wichita State University’s Center for Urban Studies supports critics’ claims that the 1986 classification changes reduced personal property taxes while real estate taxes rose. It notes personal property tax reductions of about 54 percent statewide and large real estate shifts from reappraisal, with real estate tax intake about 1.04 billion dollars versus 165.1 million less than no shift projections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka, Kan
Kansas
Kansas Inc
Center For Urban Studies
Wichita State University
Ottawa mulls level payment plan for utilities
Ottawa city staff report finds level pay would average electric use over 12 months and bill in equal monthly amounts with a true-up month. Officials note no Kansas municipal utility offers level pay and caution it may hinder conservation. Mayor opposes the plan. staff to study a permanent recycling site instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Kansas
Pete Smith
Commission
Smith
Kansas Municipal Utilities
McPherson
Kansas Corporation Commission
KPL Gas Service
Cal Lantis
Lake Region
Rc&d
Second and
Cedar
Men eat less worried than women about diet study
National Gallup poll finds men worry less than women about food and physique. Men report lower guilt over eating favored foods and lower calcium intake while fiber and oat bran adoption rise, fats scarcer at tables, yet influence on worry remains modest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Gallup
Nations face sharp U S human rights critique in report
The State Department report singles out China, Nicaragua, and Iraq for criticism and notes beheadings in Saudi Arabia and floggings in Iran. It cites student detentions in Liberia, disappearances in El Salvador, and concerns over the West Bank and Gaza. It praises some gains in the Soviet Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
China
Nicaragua
Iraq
State Department Today
Congress
Saudi Arabia
Iran
West
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