Franklin County Commission Cuts Spending Amid Revenue Shortfall
Franklin County commissioners moved to halt over 75 000 in payments to local organizations including the Franklin County Historical Society and Franklin County Humane Society due to a 250 000 to 300 000 revenue shortfall. They aim to curb expenses, avoid layoffs, and review positions while exploring tax sale revenue and tighter budgets. The move, urged by signs of improving overall economy, targets a short term tightening across departments.
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Franklin County
Federal Reserve
Alan Greenspan
Franklin County Historical Society
Franklin County Humane Society
Ottawa
County Commission
First Annual Franklin County Children's Literacy Festival
Reader Forum lauds the March 13 festival in Franklin County patterned after Warrensburg Missouri's 34th annual event. Ottawa University hosts with sponsors including The Ottawa Herald, Ramsey Printing, and many local businesses. gratitude extended to all supporters and organizations aiding a lasting literary tradition. Festival chair Gerry Getty and president Vickie Hall thank volunteers and sponsors for making the event a standout community effort.
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Franklin County
Warrensburg
Ottawa University
The
Ottawa Herald
Ramsey Printing
Didde's Office Supply
Hasty Awards
Ottawa Truck Division
Killough Construction Inc
Princeton Quick Stop
Wolf Creek Nuclear Operating Corp
Mages Concrete Construction
Plaschka & Kramer Liquor
South Star Chrysler
Water Systems Engineering
Farm Bureau Insurance
Peoples National Bank
Saffron Glass Co
Ottawa Coop
Crooks
Town and Country
Nadine Peine
Bob and
Jane Shields
George Marstall
Performance Electric
Devore & Associates
David and
Carla Bienhoff
Wal Mart
Acy Grant
Lamb-Roberts- Heise Funeral Home
Richard and
Sylvia Fogle
Alpha Delta Kappa Sigma
Midwest Cabinet Co
Kramer Drug Store
the Education Association of Central Heights
T.E.A.C.H
Pomona Lions Club
Sacred Heart Pto
Edward Jones
Bill and
Ryan Henningsen
Team Bank
Friends of the Ottawa Library
Dulos
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Jack Okerstrom
Hwy. 59 Service
R&B’s
Hometown Insurance
Pass Real Estate
Richmond Body Works
William Burks
United Steel Workers of America
Kansas Gas Service
Beta Sigma Phi Sorority
Pat Vining
Soroptomist International of
Ottawa
WET Communications
Wal-Mart Transportation
Country Mart
KOFO
Franklin County Reading Council
Gerry Getty
Vickie Hall
Treaty to Share the Genetic Commons gains global push
Stan Cox argues for international law to curb patenting of genes and transgenic crops. ActionAid mocks biotech patents like fishing and frying, urging protection of the Earth's gene pool as a public commons.
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Salina
ActionAid
Monsanto Co
Saskatchewan
Indiana
North Dakota
Monsanto
World Social Forum
Biotech
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
Mexico
Central America
India
Andes
U.S. Supreme
Stan Cox
Prairie Writers Circle
The
Land Institute
Iowa State University
Tradeobservatory.org
Free society critique argues liberty hinges on personal responsibility
The author argues that a truly free society would require individuals to pay their own healthcare, education, and retirement costs, reject welfare, and resist expanding government. He contrasts this with current politics, laments rising government power, praises historical examples of personal courage, and urges citizens to exercise rights and demand constitutional protections.
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Ludwig von Mises Institute
House
Senate
Lithuania
Soviet Union
Communist Party
KGB
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Solzhenitsyn
FBI
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Kemillar
Onawaherald
Ken Kismer
Tim Millbern
Orida
Www
Eagle.com
Penta
Charley
Reese
King Features Syndicate
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