Kansas car tax cuts face local government concerns
Gov. Bill Graves pushed a plan to halve and eventually eliminate Kansas car taxes by 2003, with state reimbursements frozen at 1999 levels, risking revenue for cities like Ottawa and shifting focus to property taxes. The debate weighs taxpayer relief against local education funding and government budgeting.
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Kansas
Bill Graves
Graves
Ottawa
Scott Larmbers
Government contact list for federal and state officials
A compiled contact guide for president, senators, representatives, and state officials. It lists official addresses and phone numbers for bills queries, Topeka offices, and district offices, including the White House line and Capitol Hill offices for Clinton, Roberts, Brownback, Ryun, and Gov Groves.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington, D.C
U.S
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Washington
D.C
Fox
Topeka
Frank Carlson
S.E. Quincy
Sam Brownback
Hort
Senate
S. Kansas Ave
Bill Groves
The liberal media debate in Washington press corps
A FAIR poll of 78 Washington journalists shows a complex bias picture. Journalists view themselves as centrist yet lean left on social issues and right on economic concerns, with big gaps on NAFTA and health policy. The piece argues journalists’ objectivity should resist partisan influence.
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Washington
Len
Jesse Helms
R-N.c
Rush Limbaugh
Fair
Virginia Commonwealth University
Greenberg Research Inc
NAFTA
Latin America
Roper
Freedom Forum
Bill Clinton
Washington Post
Bob Woodward
Carl Bernstein
Woodward
Whitewater
Janet Reno
Richard Nixon
Pat Buchanan
Ital
Anyagi
Reader supports recall defends teachers in Ottawa letter
Gerry Getty argues for the recall of three Ottawa USD 290 school board members and rebukes claims that teachers or their families lack civic rights. He praises the democratic process, notes no USD 290 teachers are sponsors, and emphasizes equal rights for all citizens including educators and retirees.
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Ottawa
Sam Sheldon
Gerry Getty
Readers urged to send signed letters to Ottawa Herald
The Ottawa Herald invites reader opinions in the Reader Forum. Submissions must be hand signed with author address and phone number. Letters no longer than 500 words and can be mailed to 104 S Cedar, Ottawa KS 66067 or emailed to letters@ottawaherald.com.
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Ottawa Herald
Cedar
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
Southern Baptists clash with religious equality views
Don Kaul critiques the Southern Baptist Convention for promoting male church leadership while opposing equal rights for women. He notes broader religious fundamentalism and cites their Salt Lake City pamphleteering against Mormon outreach, urging separation of church and state and inviting reader response.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Disney
Afghanistan
United States
Salt Lake City
Church of Latter Day Saints
Don Kaul
Otcoffee
Aol.com
Tribune Media Services, Inc
Michigan Ave
Suite 1400
Chicago
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