Funding the eight year plan for Kansas transportation
The piece outlines a political clash over Gov. Bill Graves eight year transportation plan. Democrats critique a sales tax shift risking funding for education and child welfare while bonding concerns loom. Some favor a fuel tax hike, though no tax increase stance persists. a five cent per gallon rise could yield about $90 million annually as lawmakers return to session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Graves
Graves
Kansas
United States
Guest editorials offer varied reader opinions
Guest editorials provide a variety of viewpoints for readers. Views expressed do not necessarily reflect The Herald's editorial stance.
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Herald
Government contact list for Kansas officials and offices
A compiled roster of federal and state representatives in Kansas with addresses phones and faxes. Notable entries include U S Senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback and Jim Ryun along with Governor Bill Groves and Attorney General Carla Stovall and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius. Also lists state legislators Ralph Tanner Bill Feverborn Robert Tyson and others with Topeka office details.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Senate
Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon
Hob
Ryun
Quincy
Houss
Bill Groves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebelius
Southwest 9Th
Bill Feverborn
Statehouse
Readers respond to a columnist's openness and humor
Vickie Hull discusses how columnists invite feedback with opinions, sharing reader letters praising and criticizing her work. She notes the impact of reader input on her motivation to continue writing and offers thanks to those who respond.
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Tinely
Mr. Holland
Steve Swartz
The
Tope
Ka Capital-Journal
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Deadbeat dads myth debunked by Florida collection study
The Florida child support effort shows $4.5 million spent to collect $162,000 from non paying parents, mostly fathers. Lockheed Martin IMS and Maximus Inc. handled cases, earning millions while resulting in modest recoveries. Data reveal most non custodial fathers pay, a minority fit deadbeat label.
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Guess
Everdrowsy
Florida
Lockheed Martin Ims
New Jersey
Defense
Maximus Inc
Virginia
Lockheed
Pri Plastics
Maximus
State of
Donna O'Neal
Florida Department of Revenue
O'Neal
Department of Revenue
Bob Johnson
Lockheed Martin
Census Bureau
Defense and nuclear risk dominate Charley Reese critique
The columnist urges ignoring Beltway chatter and focusing on final Senate votes to adjourn, convict, or acquit. He stresses defense as a constitutional duty amid nuclear threats, urges cautious disarmament, and warns against trusting intentions without real reductions while criticizing current U.S. administration and Russia.
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Beltway
Washington
Senate
Administration
Congress
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
China
Moscow
Clinton
India
U.S
Charley Reese
Osoreese
Aol.com
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King Features Syndicate
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