Article: Letters to the editor

Fund programs

I agree with the Shawnee County Commission. The county should transfer funds earmarked for Safe Streets and Keep America Beautiful to programs for the elderly.

These people are on fixed incomes and have been kicked around by the Legislature, the Topeka City Council and the city manager. Enough is enough.

City manager Norton Bonaparte thinks lives could be saved by using $1 million to purchase a police helicopter but doesn't care about the lives of the elderly. That doesn't make much sense, but the city council and administration never make much sense.

Most elderly and disabled citizens are doing everything they can to stay in their homes and out of the hospital or a nursing ...

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