Abolish Franchise Tax Urged Over Gas Fees in Ottawa
City Commissioner Dan Fogle highlighted a 400 percent rise in the franchise tax on industrial gas use. Ottawa considers lifting the 1 percent rate to 5 percent, but critics say the tax is passed to consumers and subsidizes industry. They call for open public discussion and a budget funded by a mill levy and service fees.
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Dan Fogle
Ottawa
City Commission
City Hall
Fogle
Kansas Education Cries For Reform
In Topeka lawmakers conclude that Kansas must place education reform at the forefront of future legislative action. The piece urges changes in teacher certification, school governance, and tax policy to fund education, arguing that population shifts and aging districts demand structural renewal and a shift away from road-focused spending.
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Mike Hayden
Kansas
Topeka
Capitol
Statehouse
House
Senate
Truth, Independence, and the Iran Contra Fallout
The piece argues truth is the first casualty in U S politics amid Iran Contra and Central America policy. It cites Reagan’s aid decisions, Abrams’ testimony, and shifts in Costa Rica’s ties to Washington. It cites Ortega's independence signaling friction, Arias’s role, and U S retaliation, questioning democracy as a lever in Latin America.
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Washington, D.C
Central America
Persian Gulf
Reagan
George Shultz
Capitol Hill
Eliott Abrams
Congress
Orwell
White House
Nicaragua
Britain
George Washington
North
Daniel Ortega
Washington
Moscow
Costa Rica
Oscar Arias
Arias
U.S
Oscar
Nation Magazine
Francis McNeil
House
Letters to the Editor Critiques Medicare Cuts and COLA
Walter Banks of Wellsville argues that Medicare benefit cuts under Gramm Rudman hurt the elderly and questions rising campaign costs and aid to others. He agrees a study on changes to Social Security indexing would be worthwhile despite costs, urging readers to consider the elderly’s ongoing burdens.
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Walter Banks Wellsville
Education system should develop abilities fully, says Harris
Marg Harris argues schools must nurture both ends of the spectrum. Gifted students lack access to enrichment, while struggling learners receive needed help, but districts must elevate high achievers as well. PL 94 142 guarantees equal access to education, yet true equity requires full development.
Antrim Town Embraces Buy to Save Gregg Lake
In Antrim New Hampshire a town meeting drew 175 residents as they discussed purchasing the 350 acre Gregg Lake property from the Minuteman Boy Scout Council for about 1.2 million dollars. The crowd supported exploring a town buy and possible future uses while avoiding tax increases, signaling a shared resolve to protect the lake’s future.
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Antrim
N.H
Monadnock Mountains
Wayne's Supermarket
Camp Sachem
Gregg Lake
Lake Shores
Mt. Goodhue
Gregg
Marc Tenney
Bob Southall
Tenney
Southall
Minuteman Boy Scout Council
Lexington
Mass
Gregg Lake Association
Presbyterian Church
New Hampshire
Ottawa Herald subscriber rates list for 1986
The Ottawa Herald prints a subscription rate schedule effective July 1 1986 for Ottawa and surrounding areas by carrier and mail. Rates cover one month three months six months and one year with separate listings for Franklin County adjacent counties and all other areas and note a 5.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers.
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Ted
Marshall
Harris News Service
Dole
Kemp
Truth
John McCormally
Harria News Service
The
Ottawa Herald
Gramm- Rudman
Medicare
Contras
Mr. Hitch
Harris
N. Sycamore
Beverly Tenney
Yellowstone Park
Boy Scouts
Carter Procter
Mary McGrory
Cedar
Jim R. Hitch
Terry Ostmeyer
Jim Hornbeck
Mike Geiss
Peg Armstrong
Wayne Snow
Jean Rossman
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