Editorials Veto Highlights Tax Reform Debate
The Kansan editorial discusses Governor Joan Finney vetoing a tax relief bill citing a lack of revenue replacement. It praises the veto for requiring a balanced plan while noting good provisions like labor tax on new construction, and urges legislators to present realistic funding alternatives rather than shifting costs to local property taxes. The piece also previews GOP moves to challenge Finney with primary battles in 1994 and names Rep. Joan Wagnon and Marvin Barkis as entrants.
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Joan Finney
Congress
Sam Kansans
Kansas
Joan Wagnon
Topeka
Marvin Barkis
Visions of Barbra Streisand Over Kansas Flint Hills
Commentary notes a sunny but soggy spell in south central Kansas, recalling Barbra Streisand imagery and local landscapes in Chase County and Lyon. It describes green spring pastures, cattle, turnpike drives, Tea Pot Dome Road, Cottonwood River ponds, golf weariness after rain, and a joked golf course atop the hills enabling quick drainage and rolling tee shots.
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Barbra Streisand
Kansas
Flint Hills
The
Flints
Chase County
Lyon
Cottonwood
Readers' gripes column vents on modern quirks and foibles
A long readers column catalogs gripes on vanity, sports hype, public behavior, politics, fashion, and media. It targets ego, loudness, overconsumption, hypocrisy, and social pretenses with compact, period-voiced jabs and pointed humor.
Turnpike Authority and European Junkets Under Scrutiny
The Kansas Turnpike Authority faces questions over paying for overseas trips by its members and spouses to IBTTA conferences in Europe. Critics note the agency is not state funded yet toll revenue funds travel, while authorities defend independence and secrecy, citing the need for international exchange of ideas.
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Kansas Turnpike Authority
Authority
Europe
Turnpike Authority
KTA
International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association
Paris
France
IBTTA
Rome
ETA
Bis
Venice
Majorca
Spain
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
Oklahoma
RTA
House
Senate
Secretary of Transportation
Rod Fogo
United States
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Indiana
Ronald Reagan
Bob Knight
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Harris News Service
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