Graves admits highway plan would require tax hike
Kansans should not be surprised that a major new highway plan would need higher taxes, as Governor Bill Graves acknowledges past misstatements. He argues gas prices and vehicle taxes can support better roads, mass transit, rural airports, and road links without crushing motorists, while keeping a campaign pledge to end the personal property tax on vehicles. His candor could bolster his leadership during the campaign season.
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Bill Graves
Graves
Wichita
Kansas
Guest Editorials Present Reader Opinions in The Herald
Editorials offer a range of viewpoints for readers. The piece notes that opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect The Herald's official stance or the editor's views.
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Reader Forum guidelines for letters to The Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit signed letters with full address and phone. Mail to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 1048 Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald com. Submissions must be under 500 words.
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Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Inventions That Shaped The Twentieth Century
Regional columnist Vickie Hull recalls reader essays on the century’s most useful inventions. From five-gallon buckets to Velcro and duct tape, readers highlight humble tools as daily life changers, praising simple yet enduring innovations.
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Mark McGwire
John Glenn
Flo Jo
Mike Tyson
Seinfeld
Zella Wilson
Honor Twomey
John Whitemore
Martin Zybura
Barbara Poole
Marilyn Fontana
Fontana
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Peace and euro launch dominate editorials from three papers
Palm Beach Post editors say Netanyahu failed to please all sides and called for new elections after Oslo strains. Statesman Journal urges a long term Iraq policy for Clinton, warning toppling Saddam undermines negotiations. La Repubblica commends the euro launch as unifying, predicting Europe’s economic focus and need for cross country trust.
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West Palm Beach
Fla
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Israel
Oslo
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Statesman Journal
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Ore
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Clinton
Saddam Hussein
Saddam
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la Repubblica
Rome
Europe
Global realignments loom as US power fades
A candid critique argues America’s superpower status may end as Russia, India, and China form potential counterweights. It surveys Clinton’s leadership gaps, strained US diplomacy, and rising foreign nerves, predicting shifting alliances and the dangers of treating policy as politics.
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Russia
China
U.S
America
Bill Clinton
Benjamin Netanyahu
Clinton
Kansas Officials Contact Pages List Addresses and Phones
A compiled note lists U S Senator Sam Brownback and U S Representative Jim Ryun with their Washington and Kansas offices. It provides street addresses in Topeka and Overland Park, plus telephone numbers and a fax reference.
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Topeka
U.S
Sam Brownback
Senate
Washington
D.C
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Suite 245
Overland Park
Jim Ryan
Cannon, Hob
Washington, D.C
Ryun
Quincy
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