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Reno County commissioners are considering a significant pay increase for their part-time positions.

The proposal comes after voters approved expanding the commission with the understanding that total pay would remain similar.

Commissioners currently earn $11,340 annually, and the author argues this is adequate for what should be community service.

Unlike county commissioners, Hutchinson's city council members and school board members are not paid for similar duties.

Are they suffering from short-term memory loss or just greedy? These are all good people trying to do the best for their fellow citizens, but — as we all do sometimes — they fall off the path of logic.

Don, Richard, Randy and the two Rons (our Reno County commissioners) are exploring raising their pay,

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