Voting ignorance undermines freedom in economic debate
The piece cites a Gallup survey showing 81 percent of Americans misjudge the federal deficit, confusing the $3.9 trillion national debt with the actual annual budget deficit around $333.5 billion and underestimating inflation at 3.2 percent. It argues voter ignorance hampers informed choices for November and risks political focus on past sins rather than future proposals.
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Gallup
Kansas City Star
Editorial excerpts urge public engagement with humanities and gun safety
Lyons Daily News critiques the Kansas Humanities Council and a scholars bureau as signs of a widening gap between academia and the public, questioning public funding and university responsiveness. Parsons Sun laments child gun deaths, urges gun safety, locked storage, ammunition separation, and comprehensive youth gun education.
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Lyons Daily News
Kansas Humanities Council
Kansas
KHC
Parsons
Longest living Kansas couple share keys to a full life
Harold and Olive Staadt, both former Iowa natives now in Ottawa, Kansas, celebrate near 73 years of marriage and a life filled with farming, community work, and creative hobbies. They credit daily routines, such as Harold’s lifelong oatmeal, faith, and labor on the farm, for their longevity while remaining engaged with family, church, and local history.
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Jim Hitch
Herald
Harold
Olive Staadt
Ottawa
Ottawa Times
Yellow Brick Road
Chris’ Corner
Olive
Iowa
Kansas
Richter
United Methodist
Davies
Oakland
Baxter
Albert Mitchell
Ottawa Business College
Russia
Harvey
Ethelyn
John
Henry
Helen
Eva
Hamilton
Standis
State Board of Agriculture
Franklin
Sale Date Pending for Delinquent Tax Property
Court house officials say work is progressing but a sale date has not yet been set. Residents criticize pet abandonment and argue for personal choice in pet ownership, citing care costs as a burden.
Its Your Quarter community dialogue call line
Readers are invited to share views in a local program titled Its Your Quarter. The piece urges open discussion on issues from school smoking to county governance and road maintenance. Call 242 4700 with opinions between 7 pm and 6 am weekdays and 1 am Saturday to 6 am Monday, excluding Friday nights.
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PPR
Ust
Venevy
Associated Press
Franklin County Fair Board
Ehu
Dar
Ottawa Garden Club
Oasis Club
Chatin
Harold Jr
Tulsa
Staadt
Robert Burs
Franklin County
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