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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 2003
Page
2
State lawmakers consider tapping online commerce for revenue and tax fairness. They urge federal action to repeal the 2003 exemption, noting online sales neared 40 billion dollars last year and could reach 105 billion in five years, with shortages driving budget deficits.
Readers are invited to vote or share comments at ottawaherald.com or send responses to The Ottawa Herald at 104 S Cedar. Submissions are due by Friday. Survey results will appear in the Weekender edition.
Time Magazine names Sherron Watkins Coleen Rowley and Cynthia Cooper as the three Persons of the Year for 2002. Watkins exposed Enron accounting, Rowley urged inquiry into Zacarias Moussaoui, and Cooper revealed WorldCom losses. Congress passed Sarbanes Oxley but resisted stronger whistle blower protections.
Martin Hawver reviews a week of infighting over abortion politics touching the Catholic Church in Kansas and the Republican Party. Archbishop James Keleher criticize Kathleen Sebelius’s planned inauguration prayer while the Kansas Day Club weighs pro life events amid divisions. both sides avoid decisive action.
A voter explains initial hesitation toward the USD 290 school bond and how further research and community meetings clarified the projects and costs. The note emphasizes the value of informed decision making before voting.
The Eugene Field Site Council invites the public to a 6 30 p m Thursday January 9 meeting at Eugene Field Elementary to learn about school facility challenges and the bond issue. Attendees can ask questions and gain a fuller understanding before voting.
Readers may send hand signed letters with full address and phone number to Reader Forum Ottawa Herald 104 S Cad ar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawa herald com Submissions must be under 400 words and may be edited for space.
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