Open Meetings Loophole Harms Kansas Public Business
The Kansas attorney general notes a loophole in open meetings law that lets a three member board conduct secret business by redefining quorum. In Lawrence and Hutchinson tension rises as residents demand public sessions and minutes. Franklin County boards record minutes and publish agendas, showing the public benefits of larger, transparent bodies. The piece recalls the old three commissioner era and warns against back room deals. It also touches on federal entitlements like cost of living adjustments for retired officials and a Garnett editor’s quip on college basketball shoes TGIF meaning toes go in first.
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Attorney General of
Kansas
Lawrence
Hutchinson
Reno County
Franklin County
Garnett
Garfield PTA backs Nelson speech on school standards
The Garfield PTA Executive Board endorses Roger Nelsons call for stronger graduation requirements and broader course offerings. They urge parents and community groups to support the Ottawa school system in raising academic achievement beyond minimum standards and prioritizing scholarship locally.
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Ottawa Herald
U.S.C
Roger Nelson
Nelson
Garfield Pta
Ottawa
Merry Dee Hornbuckle
Claudia Gibson
Kathy Hird
Roxanne Mettenburg
Judy McGill
Mary Jo Nichols
Martha E. Cox
Leona Christian
Maxine Phares
Marcia Schneider
Jeanne Garcia
Lois Booker
Legislative Reports by Rep Dorothy Nichols and Sen Jim Allen
Kansas lawmakers discuss deficit funds and funding reform. Nichols reports voting against two money bills that burden business while supporting agency cuts and revenue sharing changes. Allen notes fewer bill requests, critiques proposed meat and poultry division cuts, and outlines hearings on farm machinery taxation and property reappraisal.
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Dorothy Nichols
Elections Committee
Franklin County
Roger Keith
Charles Mavity
Ottawa City
George Marshall
Jim Allen
Kansas League of Municipalities
Ottawa
Ed Seyler
Merle Haas
Roy Swank
Citizen Legislature of
Kansas
Commercial and Financial Institution Committee
Legislature
Meat and Poultry Division
State Board of Agriculture
House Agriculture Committee
Kansas Meat Parkers Association
Ways and
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Senate
State Department of Revenue
Statehouse
Topeka
Kan
Wheat Amid Varied Themes At Kansas City Board Of Trade
Hard red winter wheat trading in Kansas City has stayed near a narrow price range this marketing year yet pricing remains difficult for exporters. Soft wheat faces fewer issues while the term dark hard vitreous bread wheat refers to high quality stock.
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Roperick Turnbull
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Gulf
Board of Trade
Wheat Quality Standards and Market Prices in 1982 Trade
The article discusses hard vitreous wheat and 40 percent d h v as a historical standard, noting 1982 crop quality shortages, Gulf bids, and basis pricing. It explains how exporters bid for 40 percent d h v versus any d h v, and how premiums arise to meet importer demand. It also includes a devotional prayer at the end.
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D.h.y
Soviet Union
Brazil
U.S
Kansas
Plains States
Gulf of Mexico
Gulf
Kansas City
D.h.v
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates Notice
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with Cedar Cedar county Kansas address information and editor publisher Robert B. Wellington. Rates show in area subscriptions: one month three months six months and yearly prices with tax notes and out of state deductions.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
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Deana Farris
Cimarron Ins. Co
Continental Ins
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Hartford Ins. Co
Marysville Mutual Western of
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Trinity Lis. Co
Ottawa Insurance Agency
West Second
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