Prairie Spirit Rail Trail compromise preserves phase two
Kansas Senate Transportation Committee reached a compromise allowing phase two construction and state park status for the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail to proceed. Landowners gain a five member task force to air concerns and a timing safeguard delaying phase three park status until funding is secured. Community supporters from Ottawa Garnett and Franklin Anderson counties applauded the agreement John D Montgomery
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Kansas Senate
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Anderson
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Ottawa
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Tyson
Senate Transportation and Tourism Committee
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Anderson County
Iola
Linear State Park
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Prairie Spirit
Garnett
John D. Montgomery
Property tax vs sales tax sparks reader debate
Readers argue over abolishing property tax in favor of a sales tax, weighing who bears the burden. Letter-writers compare effects on low and high incomes, discuss mobility to dodge taxes, and urge lawmakers to resist tax shifts while considering education reforms and language programs.
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Tam
Topeka
Atlee
Treasury
Graves
Ray Shannon
Black History Month Reflections From Ottawa Middle Student
A sixth grader Reisha Brooms writes about Black History Month emphasizing sacrifice and courage. She cites Harriet Tubman Rosa Parks Garrett Morgan and African American contributions while noting February events and the Herald’s student essays.
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Underground Railroad
Rosa Parks
Garrett Morgan
Reisha Brooms
Ottawa Middle School
Herald
Reader Forum Requests Signed Letters With Full Contact
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. All letters must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Longer letters may be edited to fit space.
Lawyers ruin charity gift cards at Chicago creperie
Sara Reignant of La Creperie on Chicago's North Side recalls a couple of lawyers who used gift certificates for a $111.50 dinner claiming certificates were worth $30. They refused to pay, threatened suit, and mocked staff as the owner sought guidance and charity records.
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Chicago
Lake Geneva
Supreme Court
Sara Reignant
la Creperie
Sara
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
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