Liquor Tax Deadbeat Shops Face License Clampdown
Topeka statistics show over 20 percent of Kansas liquor retailers have not paid their taxes. A 1999 bill may require shop owners to be current on state taxes or risk losing liquor licenses, covering income, sales, corporate, withholding, and liquor-specific taxes. Pay up before it’s bottoms up.
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Topeka
Kansas
Olathe Daily News
Guest Editorials Present Varied Reader Views
A guest editorials column offers a range of opinions for readers, while noting that expressed views may not reflect The Herald's official stance.
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Herald
Government contact list for federal and state officials
A compiled contact roster for national and state leaders including President Bill Clinton at The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Washington DC 20500 comments line 202 4546 1111 and U S Senators Roberts Brownback with Topeka and Washington offices plus Rep Ryun details several state offices in Topeka Overland Park and Topeka Kansas with phone numbers fax numbers and a house web address for Ryun plus Gov Bill Graves and Attorney General Carla Stavall and Insurance Commissioner Kathleen Sebelius directory style contact data.
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Bill Clinton
White House
Pennsylvania Ave
Washington
D.C
U.S. San
Pat Roberts
Dirksen
Topeka
Frank Carlton
S.E. Quincy
U.S
Sam Brownback
Hort
Senate
Washington, D.C
S. Kansas Ave
W. 95Th
Overland Park
Jim Ryun
Cannon, Hob
Ryun
Quincy
House.gov
Bill Graves
State Capitol
Carla Stavall
Judicial Center
Kathleen Sebellus
Southwest 9Th
Parents Matter? A Mother's Defense of Parenting Love
Vickie Hull argues against The Nurture Assumption, recounting 22 years of parenting joys and trials. She questions Harris’s claim that peers surpass parental influence, asserting love, guidance, and family moments shape children.
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Wdith
Rich Harris
Judith
Mom
Dad
Harris
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
Reader Forum Attacks Rail Trail Costs in Kansas
A Kansas reader denounces the Prairie Spirit rail trail as a financial burden and wasteful project. The letter cites state funds totaling over 5 million dollars for 33 miles, calls for legislative action, and frames rail trails as eminent domain issues drawing national attention.
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Kansas
Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks
KDWP
ISTEA
EDIF
Bieter
Ottawa
Welda
KDOT
Meadowlark
Sunflower
Landon
Flint Hills
CKC
Kansas Horse Council
Ground Zero
Task force work hints at tax hike for highways
Gov. Bill Graves faces a possible large tax increase to fund a broad transportation program after his Transportation 2000 Task Force proposed more than 4.2 billion dollars in new revenues over eight years. The plan, still lacking specific projects, could force a tough choice ahead of the 1999 Legislature.
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John Hanna
Associated Press
Opera, Kan
Bill Graves
Graves
Mike Matson
Kansas
Transportation
House
Tim Shallenburger
Baxter Springs
David Miller
Tom Sawyer
Dean Carlson
Federal Census Bureau
Shallenburger
Senate
Dick Bond
Bond
Roverland Park
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