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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1992
Page
4
The piece endorses a 45 mill state property tax to fund education but flags unequal assessment across counties due to a failed appraisal program. It urges fast corrections before a statewide mill levy, warns about dismantling sales tax exemptions, and notes lawmakers tend to ease new programs more than undo them.
Guest editorial argues the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce downtown plan should face public input and city review. Critics claim insufficient neighborhood consultation, yet advocates say revisions are possible or plan could be scrapped if incompatible with city needs. The piece urges open discussion to determine downtowns best path.
The notice urges readers that letters must be signed with the writer’s address and a telephone number enclosed for verification. Unsign ed letters will not be published.
In Franklin County history, Ransomville School District 87 near Williams burg operated from 1879 to 1942. The piece recalls teachers like Marjory Meagher and Evelyn Collins, the mine era led by J.H. Ransom, and community memory including Ichabod Crane, rabbit hunts, and a shift to Williamsburg after closure. Former students and locals recount mines, trains, and a coal-related childhood.
A reader blasts The Ottawa Herald for a January 11 Target 2000 piece about Kreitler Rollers, claiming the interview omitted crucial facts about racers who cannot afford the product. The writer defends the company’s support of racing and says the article unfairly harms Kreitler’s image.
Letter writer argues U S car companies should learn from Japan, proposing affordable cars with long warranties and high reliability. He suggests renaming models as FORDYOTA or CHEVYAZ DA, calls out Iacocca and the Big Three, and warns political leaders to avoid taxpayer bailout and impeach Bush-era figures if needed.
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