Editorial on shared health care subsidies and tax-based support
The piece argues that workers with good health plans bear a hidden subsidy for society, as Medicare and Medicaid shortfalls shift costs to insurance premiums. It calls for broader tax-based subsidies rather than premium-driven funding and urges government responsibility to spread health care costs more equitably. It notes that rising costs stem from greed and the need to cover charity care, urging a shift away from employer premiums toward broader public funding.
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Kansas Medical Society
Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Kansas
Kansas Hospital Association
Kansas
Asic National Health Insurance
Sampson energizes Kansas higher education reform drive
The Hutchinson News lauds Jack Sampson for jolting the Kansas Board of Regents with questions and a push for evaluation of the six state universities. It credits his leadership with prompting a 1991 reassessment of university goals and resource allocation, forecasting enduring impact beyond his tenure.
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Hutchinson News
Sampson
Hutchinson
Jack Sampson
Kansas Board of Regents
John Carlin
Board of Regents of Kansas
Commentary on Fairness in Matthews Harassment Coverage
The author accuses journalists of unfairly weaponizing unnamed allegations against Kgosie Matthews, noting the right to confront accusers, questioning anonymity, and urging direct, named disclosures from the women while criticizing media as biased and evasive. Braun is drawn into the controversy, highlighting tensions between press ethics and sensationalism in politics.
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Joan Finney
Bob Stephan
Kansas
Finney
Topeka
Fred Phelps Sr
Stephan
Missouri
Webster-Carnahan
Kgosie Matthews
Carol Moseley Braun
Matthews
Braun
Clarence Thomas
Anita Hill
al Dixon
Thomas
Supreme Court
Letters Questioning Clinton Victory Reflect Serious Mood
The Ottawa Herald letters and Its Your Quarter piece argue some political losers refuse to accept Bill Clinton as president elect. They question consequences of subversion and allegiance pledges while noting the seriousness behind the mood.
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Ottawa Herald
Bill Clinton
Clinton
It’s Your Quarter and Cable Complaints Commented On
A reader laments lack of a partisan president and urges officials to follow the law without excuses. He suggests activism beyond TV and calls out cable gripes while noting personal experience during past ice storms and street conditions.
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Maple
Ottawa Herald reader letters mix weather notes and pleas
A collection of letters to the Ottawa Herald covers storm cleanup in Ottawa with sand trucks, community concerns about accountability after a car accident, hopes for grocery store directories, praise for local high school basketball, and a plea to reach a missing teen. The writer invites readers to join the community dialogue at It's Your Quarter.
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Ottawa
Kansas
Heloise
Ottawa Herald
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Associated Press
By Mike Royko
Tribune Media Service
Rita Brown
OHS
Baldwin
Main Street
Cornel
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