KPERS Funding Gap Casts Shadow on Kansas Budget
A Topeka Capital-Journal guest editorial urges swift bipartisan action to close KPERS funding shortfalls. It notes a $2.8 billion unfunded liability and warns continued underfunding will worsen the retirement system for teachers police firefighters judges and state workers, affecting about one in 12 Kansans.
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Kansas
KPERS
Kansas Public Employees Retirement System
Senate
Dave Kerr
Topeka Capital-Journal
Editorials from guest writers reflect varied reader views
Guest editorials in The Herald present opinions from readers and contributors. Views expressed are not necessarily shared by The Herald or its staff.
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Labor Day call to defend America s middle class
Jim Hightower denounces theft of the middle class by Bush era policymakers and corporate power. He argues Labor Day should symbolize democratic power, cites tax giveaways, deregulation, immigration loopholes, privatization, and trade deals as evidence of wealth transfer. He promotes his book Thieves In High Places and a call to reclaim economic fairness.
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Jefferson
Lincoln
BushCo
Congress
Kleptocrats
White House
Jim Hightower
Viking Press
Jimhightower.com
Federal and Kansas officials contact list released
A compiled contact roster shows figures from the White House to Kansas State Capitol. Names include U S President George Bush and senators Pat Roberts Sam Brownback plus Rep Jim Ryun along with Gov Kathleen Sebelius and state lawmakers Tom Holland Bill Feuerborn Joe Humerickhouse and Stanley Dreher.
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White House
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D.C
Whitehouse
U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Roberts Senate
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Jim Ryyn
Rayburn House
State
Robert Tyson
State Capitol
Topeka
Tyson
Senate
Tom Holland
Holland
House
Bill Feuerborn
Fauarborn
Joe Humerickhouse
Humerickhouse
Us State
Stanley Dreher
Dreher
The Midwest's Hidden Drain Tiles and Food System Waste
A first person critique traces how underground drain tiles under vast Midwest farms drain rainwater yet funnel untreated liquid manure and agricultural runoff into creeks and rivers. It notes confinement dairies tiling land, lagging waste treatment, and the Gulf of Mexico dead zone as consequences while urging downsizing and greener practices led by Janet Kauffman and Environmental Concerned Citizens of South Central Michigan.
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Midwest
Ohio
Iowa
Michigan
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Erie
Janet Kauffman
Kauffman
Prairie Writers Circle
Lang Institute
Salina
Soothing counselors fail to ease Ottawa High grief
A Ottawa High School student describes ineffective mass counseling after Tina Vega's fatal car crash. The student notes confusion over counselor roles, with peer counselors aiding peers in the library, but says adults remained distant and the grieving process was rushed into group activities and cards for Tina's parents.
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Ottawa High School
Tina Vega
Levi
Tina
Students rally for Tina Vega remembrance at school
In a Friday sit in around Tina Vega’s locker, students protested strict memorial policies after Tina’s death. They argue for a Student Remembrance Council to honor Tina and push district policy changes, noting Ben Duty’s brain cancer death two years earlier and ongoing secrecy around student losses.
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Tina Vega
OHS
Benjamin Lee Duty
Ben
Tina
Geocities.com
Ottawa Herald Readers Share Views On Local Topics
Readers from Ottawa and surrounding areas submit opinions to The Ottawa Herald. The letter writers discuss community issues, governance, and local services, reflecting diverse viewpoints and civic engagement in Kansas.
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