OPINION: Public records key part of transparency
On Oct. 6, the Hutchinson City Council discussed updating the city code regarding how public records requests are to be handled and gave Information…
Editorial
OPINION: Development incentives shouldn’t negatively impact local businesses
The Reno County Commission had a study session last week to continue discussions of a possible countywide transient guest tax—a tax on stays in…
OPINION: Nation’s founders knew importance of press
Oct. 4-8 is National Newspaper Week. When the Declaration of Independence was signed 250 years ago, newspapers throughout the colonies shared the life-changing news…
OPINION: Recent steps boring but promising
Over the spring and summer this year, Hutchinson City Council meeting audiences, both in person and online, came to expect a show on the…
OPINION: City should simplify its to-do list
Following the resignations of Hutchinson City Manager Enrico Villegas and City Attorney Cody Smith on Wednesday, Sept. 9, it is time for the City…
OPINION: Community engagement takes real listening
Area residents gathered in the Stringer Fine Arts Center on Hutchinson Community College’s campus Tuesday evening for a community meeting about data centers. The…
OPINION: Kansas, Hutchinson to put best foot forward at fair
The Kansas State Fair is just around the corner, starting next Friday, Sept. 11. In the pages of this issue of The Tribune, you…
OPINION: Public trust demands leaders’ transparency
A simmering friction between the Hutchinson City Council and the Hutchinson Recreation Commission officially boiled over into public view this year with the idea…
OPINION: Vibrant YP benefits members, whole community
We learned at a meeting last Thursday that Young Professionals of Reno County (YP) is at a crossroads. Active participation in the organization has…
OPINION: Tax credits are just one piece of the housing puzzle
Last week, the Kansas Housing Resources Corporation announced that $3.4 million in tax credits were awarded to help fund the construction of two apartment…