Feb 6, 2026 | BOCC, Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Dear Hunt Family’s Chiefs, Fools are we To give to thee Gold that is ours To quench thy desires Of padding thy bottom line? How can it be One set of rules for thee Yet another for folks like me? No other could dare to ask For...
Jan 21, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara The Chiefs’ Star Bond rocket train continues speeding down the tracks without any of the normal public meetings required by the Kansas Open Meetings Act. WHY??? I kept hearing that the representatives and senators on the Legislative...
Jan 13, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara I was not going to write another column about the Chiefs’ Star Bond fiasco, but…the continuing bad news for projects backed by tax incentives in the KC area has compelled me to once again dig into the enormous tax giveaway for the...
Jan 5, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Where do I begin?? Ok, I will begin at the beginning of this fairy tale that there will be no cost to the taxpayers to build a Domed Stadium for the Chiefs in the land of Wyandotte and perhaps a Stadium for the Royals in the land...
Nov 25, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Well, my November 20th Facebook post on property tax bills hitting our mailboxes created quite the flurry of comments. BUT first a bit of information. You may pay your property taxes under protest which gives you the right to appeal...
Nov 18, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Transparency
By: Charlotte O’Hara This is a cautionary tale about our nation’s current goldrush of chasing profits in AI and bitcoin. This story centers on the Dereck Ranes family who lives near Xenia, Kansas, pronounced Zenie. It is a tiny spot in the road on 65...
