Kansas bans texting while driving takes effect
Editorial notes Kansas law enforcement begins enforcing a ban on texting while driving with a $60 fine plus costs starting Saturday. Citing studies, supporters say texting dramatically raises crash risk while opponents claim civil liberties, with officers already warning drivers and urging safer behaviors to reduce incidents.
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Debut Politician Garrett Love Seeks Voters Support
In today's Kansas story Garrett Love, newly chosen to fill Tim Huelskamp’s vacant Senate seat, pledges to serve where the people want in challenging times. An online reader response to a soda tax warns of broader taxation and quitting habits as a consequence.
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Year of political spectacle earns un Timely Man of the Year
This column crowns the GOP as Man of the Year for 2010 citing dramatic party strategy and critique of figures from Rep. Barton to Palin. It mocks Barack Obama BP settlement backlash and lauds political jujitsu while noting other contenders like O Donnell Angle and Tiger Woods.
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Gun policy sparks loud battle across states and courts
A pointed critique argues Supreme Court rulings on gun rights threaten public safety and prompt armed citizen responses. It notes governors and mayors face violence, taxes, and policy tensions while contrasting states with high versus low gun ownership and death rates, urging safer, regulated access.
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Death panels again at play in health care policy
The New York Times report shows a recess-appointed CMS official proposed paying doctors to discuss end of life options, including forgoing treatment. The policy could lead to bureaucrats deciding who is fit to live, heightening fears of assisted death and government mandated euthanasia.
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