Open meetings issue roils Kansas lawmakers at Cedar Crest dinner
The Kansas Open Meetings Act faces scrutiny as reports claim a majority of House Appropriations and other key committee members attended private Cedar Crest discussions with Gov Sam Brownback. Senate President Steve Morris warned of possible KOMA violations while House Speaker Mike O Neal defended the gatherings as social, nonbinding events. Kansans deserve transparent vetting of major issues amid ongoing distrust in government.
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Sam Brownback
Governor’s
Topeka Capital Journal
House Appropriations Committee
Cedar Crest
Kansas House
Senate
Steve Morris
House
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
Capital-Journal
O’neal
Topeka
Brownback
Quotes on immigration and heart attack story sparked online debate
Online comments react to Kansas Agriculture Secretary Dale Rodman seeking a federal waiver to hire illegal immigrants at dairies and feedlots. In another story, Chad Griffith of Scott City shares pride in small-town America during his heart attack and blizzard era surgery push.
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Dale Rodman
Gctelegram. Com
Kansas Agriculture
America
Chad Griffith
Scott City
Telegram Letters Policy Notice
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with full contact details. Letters must be 500 words or fewer, will be edited for libel and length, and are subject to publication confirmation. Write Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 67846 or visit www gctelegram com.
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Otteee
N. Seventh St
Garden City
Big unknown for U S defense and threats in 21st century
The piece argues Obama defense cuts of 487 billion over a decade risk weakening national security. It warns SEAL Team Six focus and shifted resources to Asia may leave gaps against Iran and China. Rep. Akin cites loss of Navy ships and 100,000 troops, while NATO Afghan pullout raises Taliban risk. It cites GDP defense trends and Rumsfeld about knowns unknowns to urge credible strategy.
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Reagan
America
Obama
Leon Panetta
Congress
Seal Team Six
Osama bin Laden
Iran
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
China
Middle East
Asia
Akin
U.S
Carter
George W. Bush
Clinton
Muslim Brotherhood
Egypt
Taliban
Afghanistan
Nicolas Sarkozy
Hamid Karzai
NATO
Wall Street Journal
Defense
Donald Rumsfeld
Destroy Our Future Super PAC Proposal Sparks Debate
Donald Kaul argues for a new Super PAC named Destroy Our Future to back candidates who would cut schooling, roads, libraries, and social programs while boosting tax cuts for the rich. He satirically envisions a future with weak unions, limited health care, and high personal costs, urging donations to fund an 18th century agenda.
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China
India
Super Pac
Romney
Gingrich
Rick Santorum
Benedict XVI
Ron Paul
Hiroshima
Newt
Freddie Mac
Romney's health care reform standoff and ACA debate
The piece follows the Affordable Care Act debate highlighting Mitt Romney's Massachusetts health reform as a model for the federal law and the tension over credit and differences. It cites John McDonough and Rick Santorum sparring, Dole remarks, and the political stakes ahead of a Supreme Court ruling. It notes reduced ER visits and lower uninsured rates in Massachusetts and questions Romney's ability to separate Romneycare from the national act in a general election.
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Ent Gingrich
Mitt Romney
Boy Scouts
Supreme Court
Gingrich
Super Pac
Romney
John McDonough
Harvard School of Public Health
Rick Santorum
Florida
Massachusetts
Barack Obama
McDonough
National Public Radio
Health Affairs
Rick Perry
Iowa
Perry
Texas
University of Kansas
Kansas
Bob Dole
Kansas City Star
Dole
Senate
Howard Baker
Tom Daschle
George Mitchell
Bipartisan Policy Institute
Daschle
Washington Post
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1.Com
Legislative Committee
Gctelegram
U.S. Defense
Todd Akin
R-Mo
Seapower and Projection Forces
CAL Thomas Tribune Media Services
OtherWords
Donald Kaul
Ann Arbor, Mich
Otherwords.org
Donald Kaulathanaords
Ord
Alan Jilka
Affordable Care Act
Jilka Furniture
Salina
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