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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1993
Page
6
Ottawa teachers and the school board remain only 1 percent apart after exchanging salary proposals the first time. Teachers seek a 5 percent overall increase while the board offers 4 percent with talks focusing on two additional contract days and a 1.1 percent rise for those days.
Franklin County Attorney Larry Wright reported to commissioners that the county lacks records showing several local companies paid required in lieu of tax sums under tax exemption deals with Ottawa. Up to about $334,000 may be owed dating back to 1989, with Ottawa Truck Corporation highlighted and other firms including Parmelee Industries MacFasteners National Sign and Designer Products listed for back in lieu payments.
State Rep. Joan Wagnon officially joins the Democratic primary for governor in 1994, declaring her campaign final after beginning in December to challenge Gov. Joan Finney. Wagnon, 11-year central Topeka representative and former Taxation Committee chair, has been raising funds since February as Finney faces multiple potential opponents.
In Washington Republicans derided President Clinton’s deficit reduction fund proposal as a gimmick to dress up higher taxes. Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole called it a political ploy while Clinton defended diverting new tax revenue and spending cuts into a trust fund intended to show money aimed at shrinking the deficit.
In Wichita and Emporia, residents marvel at rising creeks and the Cottonwood River that turned Kansas 99 into a boat ramp. Officials noted road closures and evacuations as floods drew onlookers who compare the spectacle to cheap entertainment while workers restrict access to flooded areas.
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