Low Pay and Stress Link to Kansas Sheriff Misconduct
Kansas sheriffs face rising allegations of criminal wrongdoing, with at least one removed and investigations into two more. Low pay is cited as a driver of crime, poor retention, and compromised candidates, while the Kansas Sheriffs Association pushes professionalization and training to curb politics and corruption.
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Ansas City
Kansas
Johnson
Ken Badsky
Decatur County
Badsky
Miami County
Dan Morgan
Morgan
Paola
Kan
Sheriff's Department
Kansas Sheriffs Association
Attorney General’s Office
Ottawa County
Ken White
Association
Volvo Gas Guzzler List Caps Two Models in 1975 Tax
The Volvos 780 and 780-740 series appear on the government list of gas guzzlers under the 1975 law. EPA ratings show 17 mpg city and 20 mpg highway. Volvo spokesman Fred Hammond notes buyers will pay an extra 650 dollars per model. The list also notes top performers like the Japanese made Sprint with 54 mpg city and 58 highway, while the Lamborghini Countach posts 6 mpg city and 10 highway, the highest tax at 3850 dollars.
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Washington
Volvo
Environmental Protection Agency
Fred Hammond
U.S
Rockleigh
N.J
EPA
Rolls-Royce
Ford
Korea
Kia Motors Co
Kansas Calendar highlights state officials in western tour
Kansas Calendar lists Secretary of State Bill Graves visiting Stanton County Syracuse Lakin Garden City Pierceville and Ulysses with events at Garden City Community College a Bankers Association meeting and a Grant County Home Products dinner. Also notes Attorney General Stephan appearances Parole Board hearings and upcoming events through Sept 26 with contacts.
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Johnson City
Bill Graves
Grand County Home Products
Grant County
Neil Woermar
Bonner Springs
Ag Hall of Fame
Kansas City Board of Trade
Rod Turnbull
Museum Ofarming
Robert Carlson
Scott City
Kansas
Scott County
Scott
Tribune
Colby
Kansas Bankers Association
Ramada Inn
John Reinhart
Deps
Topeka
Kansas Lottery Commission
Lottery
Kansas Ave
Nancy Zogelman
Wichita
Robert T. Stephan
Cosmopolitan Club
Park Inn
N. Broadway
Neil Woerman
Capitol
Bill Bachman
Legislature
Kansas City
Kan
Kansas Parole Board
Wyandotte County
Oakley
Logan County
Wakeeney
Salina
Bicentennial Center
Kansas Motor Carriers Association
Holiday Inn Plaza
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Dickinson County
Steve R. Britt
Britt
Atchison County
KBI
Dennis Weinmann
Wyandotte
FBI
Thomas County
General Motors Corp
Hammond
Transportation Department
David Kulp
Wednil
Fegistature
Bill Hachinan
George W. Jonesson
Kerr
Forbes Field
Combat Air Museum
America
Alexander Hamilton
Thomas Jefferson
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Hamilton and Jefferson
Committee For the
Humanities + National Frelowment
Don Sellers
Chuck Kamper
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