Kansas struggles with faulty technology in child support
Kansas faces delayed and erroneous child support payments as the Pay Center in Topeka battles new centralized processing under federal rules. Late checks, incorrect and duplicate payments disrupt families, with 1,500 overdue items amid unreliable mail delivery and troubled telephone lines.
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Kansas Payment Center
Topeka
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Kansas Department of Revenue
Call to Vote Emphasizes Civic Duty and History
Wayne Kissinger of Ottawa urges students and readers to vote in the November election. He argues apathy harms democracy, highlights education, social security, taxes, defense, and national esteem, and warns nonvoters disenfranchise themselves and disrespect those who sacrificed for the right to choose.
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Wayne Kissinger
Ottawa
Co-ops energize rural America says USDA official
Under Secretary Jill Long Thompson notes National Cooperative Month highlights about 48 000 cooperatives generating over 500 billion dollars in annual activity. USDA Rural Development has funded co op formation and expansion for 74 years and supports financing marketing and infrastructure in rural areas including electric water and telecom systems with emphasis on value added processing and renewable energy. Call contacts and web info provided for further help.
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America
United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Usda Rural Development
USDA
Congress
Ical
Rurtlev
Usda.gov
Propose Proficiency for Voters and Reject Sound Bite Politics
The piece argues voters should prove basic knowledge before registering, critiques the 2000 presidential debates for favoring sound bites over complex issues, and laments Americans’ taste for easy promises over substantive policy. It cites Lincoln Douglass debates as a benchmark and warns of limited federal influence on economy while stressing foreign policy and education. It condemns egalitarian excess and urges reform.
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Fox Network
Fox
Abraham Lincoln
Stephen Douglas
Daniel Webster
John Calhoun
George W. Bush
al Gore
Congress
Washington
Alexis de Tocqueville
Views for The Ottawa Herald Published at Ottawa Kansas
A reader invites public commentary and opinion submissions to The Ottawa Herald at 1045 Wau Neta street Ottawa Kansas 66067 inviting letters to the editor on local issues and concerns for upcoming editions.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
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