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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2003
Page
2
A weak economy and rising premiums push affordable health coverage out of reach for households across income levels. Employers shift costs, some may drop coverage. uninsured rates climb among those earning under 25000 and above 75000 dollars. Public hospitals, tax burdens, and potential bankruptcies rise as preventive care declines.
Advocates backing a bill to require treatment rather than imprisonment for certain drug offenders may have rescued the proposal by amending it to exclude about 300 inmates now behind bars. The change appears tied to Governor Kathleen Sebelius's support, aiming to ease prison crowding and fund future facilities while helping nonviolent offenders overcome addictions.
Readers are invited to submit opinions to the Reader Forum. Hand signed letters must include the author’s address and telephone number. Send to Reader Forum The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or via letters ottawaherald.com. Submissions capped at 400 words and may be edited for space.
The state faces a budget crisis as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius moves to forecast revenue and close a 105 million gap this year and a 125 million shortfall in her new fiscal year. The House and Senate leaders delay, betting on the official April 22 budget numbers while Sebelius tours seven cities to explain the looming drop. Martin Hawver notes a political showdown over credibility, blame, and who controls policy.
A compiled roster listing contact addresses and phone numbers for U S president George Bush at the White House and U S senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback along with Representative Jim Ryun and Kansas state officials Gov Kathleen Sebelius and legislators Robert Tyson Tom Holland Bill Feverborn Joe Humerickhouss and Stanley Dreher.
Ethanol plants are rising in rural Kansas and across America, driving demand for corn and sorghum. The industry promises cleaner air and water, renewable energy, and reduced dependence on imported oil, fostering rural economic development.
Jere White of the Kansas Corn Growers Association urges Kansans to explore ethanol production, highlighting job creation and tax base growth. He notes ethanol links to grain value, Kansas oil, and national energy independence, urging public participation in upcoming meetings and consumer support for ethanol blended fuels.
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