Bush touted tax relief sparks debate over unfunded mandates
A critique argues President Bush uses a white horse image to push tax rebates while states face fiscal strain from unfunded federal mandates. It cites education costs under No Child Left Behind, welfare mandates, and environmental rules, warning the plan benefits may accrue to localities while Congress funds little.
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Immigrant Driver Licenses Should Pass in Kansas
The Kansas House approved a bill allowing undocumented immigrants to apply for temporary driver licenses. Senators should follow. Immigrants work. inadequate transit forces driving. Licensing tests improve road safety, enable insurance, and aid law enforcement. Employers share responsibility for status. workers deserve access like others.
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Reader Forum submissions sought with signatures and contact details
Readers are invited to send opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald. Submissions must be hand signed and include the author's address and telephone number. Mail to Reader Forum 104 S. Cedar Ottawa KS 66067 or email letters ottawaherald.com. Letters should be no longer than 400 words and may be edited for space.
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Political Contacts For Kansas Delegation Listed
A compiled list provides contact details for U S President George Bush senators Pat Roberts and Sam Brownback representatives Jim Ryun Kim Sebelius and several Kansas state lawmakers including Robert Tyson Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse and Stanley Dreher with office addresses in Topeka and Washington.
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Feuerborn
Joe Humerickhouse
Humerickhouse
Stanley Dreher
Dreher
Medical errors and politics in malpractice debate
Nick Nyhart examines preventable hospital injuries including forgotten clamps and wrong drug use, noting high death tolls and campaign finance ties as Bush backs liability limits. The essay argues patient safety should trump political contributions in reform debates.
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Kansas Lt Gov Moore to Visit China with FHSU President
Lt Gov John Moore will accompany Fort Hays State University President Ed Hammond on a planned visit to Henan province in China next fall. The university has extended its international business management program to mainland China via interactive TV with Hays professors teaching the virtual college classes. Moore seeks to expand ties beyond education into Kansas agriculture and aviation trade.
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Farmgrown players shape unorthodox problem solving
Hammond praises a team of young men raised on the farm who improvise with baling wire and duct tape. He notes their approach to problems differs from that taught in engineering programs, valuing hands on ingenuity over conventional methods.
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Fort Hays State President H am mond touts engineering team feat
Fort Hays State University President Hammond highlighted school successes before lawmakers. He cited the FHSU technology team as a national engineering championship finalist, noting last year’s runner up behind Georgia Tech and ahead of MIT Cal Poly Virginia Tech. The Indy 500 car required a 100 mph downshift and showcased the team’s flexible, distinct approaches.
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Fort Hays
Impressive speaker from Garden City graduate Prieto testifies
Garden City High School alumnus Leo Prieto, now central states coordinator for the U S Hispanic Leadership Institute, urges Kansas lawmakers to pass in state tuition for immigrant students. Prieto, a former Garden City student body president and Kansas State freshman who gained citizenship, notes past Capitol Hill work and Latino grassroots advocacy. Chairman Umbarger expresses amusement at Prieto’s debating potential.
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Fashion of the day and dress code notes in budget talk
Secretary Roger Werholtz asked a legislative panel to shift funds by an extra 100 to cover inmate transportation upon release from a $500 savings pool. Questions about what inmates wear prompted remarks on prison denims or clothing brought in, with light humor about bell bottoms. A separate rural development note covers dairy farmers seeking western Kansas locations citing local cattle culture and economic hope.
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