County commissioners grant 3 percent pay raise amid five member board
Franklin County lawmakers vote to raise pay by three percent for five commissioners. The plan spreads the budgeted salary among all five, while two new members abstain. Debate centers on funding, timing, and a potential county administrator to ease management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Raymond Carey
Tom Weigand
Don Waymire
Bill Ogle
Harold Fuller
Carey
Ogle
Weigand
Waymire
Commission
John D. Montgomery
Reader Forum Guidelines for Submissions
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author’s address and telephone number. Submissions should not exceed 500 words.
Tax relief debate and teen driving privileges feature
The Tampa Tribune argues 1998 tax credits reduce withholding with 48 million Americans paying no income tax and calls for further cuts while noting middle class burdens. The Corpus Christi Caller Times voices concern over teenage drivers and graduated licenses as states experiment with limits and privileges for teens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tampa
Fla
Tribune
Congress
Clinton
Corpus Christi
Texas
The
Herald
State of the Union critique marks Clinton as liar
Charley Reese argues Clinton misleads with a supposed surplus and fake promises. He accuses Republicans and Democrats of a con job and calls for constitutional limits on federal involvement while condemning voter manipulation and social decay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Congress
Washington
Government contacts list for Kansas representatives and offices
A compiled list showing how to contact federal and state government offices. It includes President Clinton’s White House address and comments line, U S Senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback with Topeka offices, U S Representative Jim Ryun, Kansas state officials in Topeka, and a governor and attorney general contact, with multiple phone numbers and addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
Kansas Aves
Topas
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Quincy
House.gov
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stovall
Witnessing the Clinton impeachment trial in Washington
A Kansan recounts taking his eight year old son to the Senate gallery for the Clinton impeachment, noting tight security and celebrity sightings. He observes lawmakers and media frenzy, praises Senators Roberts and Brownback for restraint, and reflects on politics, power, and civic duty amid the historic proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
U.S
Pat Roberts
R-Kan
Sean
Washington
Gregory Craig
South Carolina
Fritz Hollings
Ohio
Mike DeWine
Utah
Orrin Hatch
North Carolina
Jesse Helms
Georgia
Max Cleland
Craig
Paula Jones
Clinton
Statuary Hall
Wil Rogers
Rep
Bill McCollum
Kansas
Roberts
Sam Brownback
Brownback
White House
John Adams
Abigail
Also Mentioned on This Page
Justine
Feds
Jane
Betsy
America
Charley Reese
Oscreese
Aol.com
Charley
King Features Syndicate
Whoopi Goldberg
Dennis Moore
Johnson County
House
Monica Lewinsky
Bruce
Buchanan
Harris News Service
Doonesbury
SEIN
Mallard Fillmore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!