Billable Hours vs. Public Service
by Charlotte O’Hara – As Printed in the Johnson County Gazette, Shared with Permission In the last few weeks, the Johnson County Board of County Commissioners has been discussing the 2024 Calendar. In the study session on the subject, Chairman Kelly pressed the idea of reducing the number of meetings nearly 50% from 46 to… Read more
You’ve Got Mail!
Originally published November 1, 2022 By Victoria Kline Reprinted with permission from Integrity Intercept, Eyes on the Truth, Intercept Seven, Postal Police I believe we like mail because everyday it feels like our birthday. Envelopes and packages appear like presents, especially since Amazon joined the delivery business. One treasure that is part of the… Read more
The Myth of “Non-Partisan” Johnson County Local Elections
by Will Hoerl Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) chairman Mike Kelly (along with Sharice Davids) are headliners at a pre-election ‘Get Out The Vote’ (GOTV) event for Democrats. This ‘Act Blue’ event is in support of party volunteers for local candidates in the upcoming 2023 Election on November 7th. On the surface this… Read more
An Auspicious Beginning
Michael Murphy is a retired captain with United Airlines. He and his wife own and operate a B&B in south-central Kansas, along with a small farm/ranch. He enjoys writing and following politics, is the author of the novel Spare Time and is currently the Representative for Kansas 114th District *originally published by Michael Murphy on November 1,… Read more
Porn and Human Trafficking
by Charlotte O’Hara as published in the Johnson County Gazette. Shared with permission I’m so confused, why have many of our JoCo schools and our JoCo Public Library become purveyors of obscene and indecent materials? Are they now groomers for the Porn industry, an industry which has revenue estimates of up to $100 billion worldwide… Read more
Angry about your property taxes? Now is the time to make a difference! VOTE NO on the USD 368 Bond Increase!
John Maddock Last March, Miami County residents were enraged when they received their property appraisals, with a report from the Appraisers Office justifying valuations showing an average increase of almost 20% across the county. Meetings were held, and speakers and writers showed how to protest individual valuations. All of this was helpful, but the theme… Read more
