On January 7, 2012, you published “Zoning Board Looks at Turbine Setback Requirements.” While Indeck Energy certainly appreciates the work of reporter J.W. Keene, there were a few factual inaccuracies and some confusion regarding issues surrounding the proposed wind farm for Pratt County.
In reference to the Tribune’s article dated 12-29-11. I feel I must respond as a concerned taxpayer of Pratt County. Said article, entitled “Hospital board seeks new vote in August 2012, was somewhat disturbing to me.
I worked on the ’60s addition (at the hospital). It took three months to cut doors through to the older building with 90-pound jackhammers and blowtorches. It was tough.
As an emergency department nurse I feel it is important to give my perspective in regards to the ongoing debate over a new hospital. I have read many opinions from varying sources but very few from actual hospital staff.
As a resident of Pratt since August of 1989, I want to express my appreciation for your efforts and for sharing the results of your study and your recommendations. Thank you for asking for my opinion.
Quite recently I moved from Texas to Kansas and even more recently decided that Pratt, Kansas would be a great place for a fresh start for my family and myself. While the town is large enough to have plenty of job opportunities and all night convenience stores, it is still small enough to instill great values into my three young children. Or so I thought.
If it’s true that a little stupid goes a long way, someone in Pratt took quite a trip recently. If your opinion differs from a county commissioner’s the answer can’t be to attack. That’s Washington politics, not local.
A thief was coming into a small town and saw a man fishing by the bridge. He went down to where the man was fishing and hit him on the head with a rock to knock him out but killed him. He then took his wallet. While he was climbing the bank he was bitten by a rattlesnake. He hurried into town and asked for the doctor. A man said “I will fetch Doc; he is fishing down by the bridge”. The point is obvious. Sometimes our behavior has disastrous long term effects, even though we did not intend that to happen.
I have been a resident and taxpayer in Pratt County since 1978. I have also know Dwight Adams as both a friend and county commissioner for close to 30 years.
I read with much disappointment the article in the Pratt Tribune with the headline “Adams won’t sign tax support measure,” which the Hospital Finance Committee proposed (ten citizens appointed by the County Commissioners).
The Hospital Finance Committee believes the rest of the facts should be shared in regard to Commissioner Adams’ public newspaper comments.
I would like to thank the City Commissioners and Dave Howard for their support of our Pratt Public Library.
From the article appearing in the Pratt Tribune, May 27, 2011, I understand that some time in the future, you will need to make a decision about opting into the Rural Opportunity Zone (ROZs) program being proposed by the State of Kansas. I have read information about the Kansas bill and I don’t see how Pratt County participating in the program would benefit Pratt County now or in the future. I strongly urge you to not participate in the ROZs program. I can see no reason for Pratt County taxes to be used on this program.
I have tried for two weeks to write this thank you. I hope that I have not left anyone out.
I am writing about a topic that is very important to the Editor and his readers, The Miss Kansas Pageant.
Two years ago “Dancing with the Contestants” was a big hit at the Miss Kansas Pageant. I became partners with Jed Tibbetts. (This was not a coincidence. I requested him after a friend of mine at K-State informed me “Uncle Jed” would be dancin’.)
I sat down to write this thank you as a letter to the editor, and I don’t quite know where to start. The last month has seemed like a year. The support and prayers from our family, friends, the community of Pratt and Pratt County has been overwhelming and humbling.
This letter is to provide some additional information about the tax appeal as it concerns the Parkwood Village property.
May 2011 will mark my 20th year as a law enforcement officer, and I have been the Pratt County Sheriff for more than half of those years. And I have to tell you that the longer I am involved in the criminal justice system, the more I see that it is, for the most part, broken and ineffective.
feel obligated to briefly correct the misstated facts regarding David G. Davis’ opinions (letter published March 30, 2011, in the Pratt Tribune) regarding the improvements made by the City of Pratt and County Commissioners for the ethanol plant. Research of 1) the underlying agreements, or 2) the First Day motions and orders in the bankruptcy proceeding, or 3) the filed Trustee reports would have changed Mr. Davis’ letter. Unfortunately, the research was not done and the three strike rule applys to baseball and not to editorials.
