Moderate Republicans claim victory on Kansas board race
In Kansas, Sally Cauble defeats Connie Morris on the State Board of Education, reducing conservative seats and signaling a shift away from insisting on intelligent design. Jana Shaver also defeats Brad Patzer, while Ken Willard and John Bacon advance. The result narrows conservative control to four of ten seats, prompting calls to readdress science standards and education leadership.
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Kansas State Board of Education
Kansas
Sally Cauble
Liberal
Connie Morris
St. Francis
Morris
Western
District 5
Jana Shaver
Independence
Brad Patzer
Neodesha
Patzer
Iris van Meter
Thayer
Ken Willard
Hutchinson
John Bacon
Olathe
Government Accountability Office warns on undercover entry risks
This testimony notes vulnerability in border controls as undercover investigators enter the United States from Canada or Mexico with fake documents. It highlights potential for terrorists or criminals to pass with little chance of detection, raising national security concerns.
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United States
Canada
Mexico
Government Accountability Office
Ndercover
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End Times Talk Returns to Center Stage in Armageddon Debate
The piece surveys end of the world predictions tied to Armageddon, noting historical and modern claims from Hoffman to LaHaye. It cites the 1991 Gulf War’s spike in apocalyptic books, discusses the Rapture, and warns against chasing dates while urging prudent faith and awareness of deceptive forecasts.
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Isitso.org
Hoffman
Strassburg
New Jerusalem
Iraq
Babylon
Stephen Sondheim
Tim LaHaye
Jerry Jenkins
Jesus of Nazareth
Condoleezza Rice
Lebanon
Middle East
Jesus
Dear Israel Bombing is failed strategy call for change
A reader argues bombing fails to break an adversary’s spirit, recounting World War II, Hamburg, Dresden, Berlin, Vietnam, Iraq, and current Israel actions. The author criticizes U.S. leadership, mocks George Bush as brain-dead and inept, and contrasts with Merkel and Putin in Europe. He urges alternative approaches and laments allied diplomacy.
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Nagasaki
Europe
Hamburg
Dresden
Berlin
Germany
London
Churchill
Vietnam
Israel
Hamas
Hezbollah
Lebanon
Palestine
George Bush
Angela Merkel
Jon Stewart
Bush
Stewart
Vladimir Putin
Iraq
Russia
Putin
al Gore
Summertime notes galore in Kansas regional meetings
Summertime notes recount conjoined board meetings by Henley and Chinn across Kansas to acquaint Kansans with the State Historical Societies. The piece also highlights a 50th reunion style gathering in Oregon and Oahu for Garden City High School Class of 1974, plus assorted local notes.
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Icky Henley
The
State Historical Society Inc
Jennie Chinn
Kansas State Historical Society
Cimarron
Topeka
Garden City
Oregon
Oahu
Hawaii
Nancy Brown
Portland
Ore
Pacific
Nancy
Julie Drevnick Ford
Tulsa
Okla
Peggy Pickett Star
Celina
Texas
Joann Hamman Schaffer
Dodge City
Jeanette Dechant Rooney
Holly Hope Currin
Dallas
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