Garden City election sees few contested races
Uncontested contests in Garden City USD 457 Board of Education City Commission and Garden City Community College trustees left little buzz before election day. Incumbents were likely to win with few write ins, while new candidates Clifford and Hopkins appeared among school board hopefuls, reducing voter debate on key issues.
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Garden City
USD 457 Board of Education
John Scheppner
Jean Clifford
Gloria Hopkins
City Commission
David Crase
John Doll
Reynaldo Mesa
Garden City Community College
Bill Clifford
Merilyn Douglass
Ron Schwartz
USC
Clifford
Hopkins
Holcomb voters weigh city council school board races and tax
Finney County residents decide on a quarter-cent sales tax for maintenance. Holcomb candidates contest city council and school board seats as voters participate in Tuesday’s election. The piece urges turnout and civic engagement amid limited contest. highlights incumbents praised yet open to challenge.
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Holcomb
Finney County
The First Amendment Text
The First Amendment states that Congress shall make no law establishing religion or prohibiting its free exercise. It protects freedom of speech and of the press, and secures the right of the people to assemble peacefully and petition the government for grievances.
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Congress
Coal plant fight in Kansas stalls amid veto risk
The Sunflower Electric plan to build two coal plants in Finney County faces an uphill fight in the Kansas Legislature. With Gov. Kathleen Sebelius poised to veto an energy bill and changes in leadership, lawmakers consider whether new dynamics will deliver the two‑thirds votes needed to override a veto. Opposition cites climate concerns and growth in renewables.
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OPEKA
Kansas
Sunflower Electric Power Corp
Hays
Finney County
Kathleen Sebelius
Sebelius
Health and Human Services
Sunflower
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KDHE
Rod Bremby
Holcomb
Bremby
KCHE
Senate
House
Joshua Svaty
Ellsworth
Svaty
Greensburg
Washington
HHS
U.S. Senate
Mark Parkinson
Parkinson
GOP
Tom Sloan
Lawrence
End the drug war through legalization and regulation
Stanley Crouch argues for legalizing drugs to crush illegal trade, comparing to Prohibition and Pablo Escobar's era. He envisions tax revenue, reduced violence, and regulated markets dominated by tobacco and pharmaceutical firms, urging swift political action. He invites readers to contact him via email.
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Mexico
Pablo Escobar
Colombia
Escobar
Tobacco
Pharmaceutical
National Rifle Association
Americas recalibrated as Obama extends regional diplomacy
The Obama administration plans high level outreach to Latin America with Clinton Napolitano visits to Mexico and Biden Costa Rica minisummit. Obama to meet Calderon in Mexico and attend the Fifth Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, signaling renewed US engagement with regional partners amid shifting governments and Cuba’s OAS status.
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White House
Obama
Hillary Clinton
Homeland Security
Janet Napolitano
Mexico
Joe Biden
Costa Rica
United States
Barack Obama
Felipe Calderon
Trinidad and Tobago
Americas
Latin America
Caribbean
George W. Bush
Bush
Monterrey
el Salvador
Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front
FMLN
Ecuador
Bolivia
Nicaragua
Venezuela
Jose Miguel Insulza
Organization of American States
U.S
Insulza
OAS
Cuba
Central America
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