Costly Kansas vehicle tax system lands on last names
The Kansas Legislature shifted vehicle tax due dates by last name initial to stagger payments. The scheme, meant to reduce lineups, creates higher long term taxes for those with later alphabet surnames. A proposed fix died in the Senate due to a $21 million revenue gap. a solution may return next year.
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Fred Applesauce
Leonard Tomato
Tomato
Applesauce
House
Senate
Kansas
Cosmosphere Objects To Apollo 1 Capsule Silo Burial
Cosmosphere officials oppose NASA plans to bury the Apollo 1 capsule in a Florida missile silo and seek to place the capsule at Hutchinson museum. They argue the 1967 fire spurred the space program and deserve a memorial site, with Smithsonian Air and Space Museum first rights contested.
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ASA
Space Agency
NASA
Hutchinson
Florida
Cosmosphere
Hutchinson Museum
Max Ary
Smithsonian
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum
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Las Vegas Commentary Reflects On Its Allure And Downside
The writer visits Las Vegas and critiques its dependence on illicit desire and spectacle. He notes flashy hotels, pricey shows, and a casino economy that attracts visitors but yields personal loss. Anecdotes from cab drivers and hotel elevator gossip illustrate a city built on gamble and hype.
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Las Vegas
America
George Carlin
Dennis Blair
Bally’s
Engelbert Humperdinck
Engelbert
We Deserve Justice for the S&L Scandal Looters
The piece argues the savings and loan disaster will cost trillions and fall hardest on taxpayers. It accuses the Reagan era of lax oversight, calls for hiring more investigators, and demands punishment or at least the moral satisfaction of seeing thieves prosecuted and bank executives resigning to pay legal fees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
S&l
Ronald Reagan
Salvation Army
Rascal
DARE Program Earns Right to Continue in Ottawa Schools
Mary Redeber and Cheryl Curtis of Eugene Field School praise Officer Bobbie Hawkins for leading the DARE program for fifth graders. The letter urges continued support from city officials and DPS, highlighting lessons on wise decisions, coping with peer pressure, and standing up against drugs and alcohol for children, families, and the community.
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DPS
Ottawa
Bobbie Hawkins
Eugene Field School
DARE
Robert Stephan
Officer Hawkins
Mary Redeker
Cheryl Curtis Eugene
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