Opinion

Dear Speak Out, I just don’t understand the new math used in calculating the 1/2 percent increase in tax levy that is proposed according to the article in this week’s paper. According to this article on page one, this tax that is proposed will only cost each household $40 per year to bring in $550,000 dollars for a full time prosecutor, an increase in manpower for the sheriff’s department and money to operate the new jail...

Speak Out, I’d like to address this to the ones running our little town of Doniphan here. The way I’m understanding it, you’re wanting us to vote for a tax increase to pay for a full-time prosecuting attorney from basically $50,000 a year to $100,000 a year. ...