Brownback’s HOPE Mentoring Aims to Help TANF Recipients
The editorial critiques Gov. Brownback’s HOPE Mentoring plan to recruit 1100 mentors for TANF families, noting it duplicates Circles of Hope and questions motives given cuts to TANF time limits and ongoing budget strains. It argues federal funds should support intended programs without duplicating efforts and warns funds may be diverted to other state needs.
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Sam Brownback
Brownback
New Hope
Circles of Hope
Kansas
HOPE
Quot comments on Kansas state issues and historic niche program
Editorially selected online comments respond to a southwest Kansas earthquake story while noting prison wage problems and state leadership priorities. The text also cites Angela Bates of the Nicodemus Historical Society tied to a Kansas Humanities Council program later this month.
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Kansas
Colorado
Gctelegram.com
America
Angela Bates
Nicodemus Historical Society
Kansas Humanities Council
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Language skills count as crisis in US colleges and schools
John Richard Schrock urges bold action as foreign language enrollment falls 6.7 percent since 2009. He cites program cuts at public universities, calls for a high stature language curriculum, and favors universal bilingual seals on diplomas. He notes English learners and biliteracy efforts, urging nationwide adoption. He warns translation gaps hinder diplomacy and safety.
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U.S
Modern Language Association
West Point
Annapolis
Breukelman
China
Wenchuan
PBS Network
National Public Radio
PBS
NPR
America
United States
California
Education Week
Aid for mentally ill at crossroads in Kansas history
Michael A. Smith analyzes Kansas mental health policy from Osawatomie State Hospital through deinstitutionalization to present funding gaps. He argues neglect spans decades, links to policing and prisons, and asks if the state will fully fund community care alongside adequate hospital beds and staffing.
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Osawatomie State Hospital
Osawatomie
Miami County
Kansas
Jack Nicholson
Winfield
Topeka
Wyandotte
Rainbow
President Obama weeps over Sandy Hook in gun violence talk
The president cried during remarks on gun violence recalling the Sandy Hook massacre of 2012. Critics mocked the moment while others saw a rare human response amid partisan divides. He outlined modest actions on background checks, safety tech, and tracking stolen firearms.
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Obama
White House
Sandy Hook
Newtown
Conn
Andrea Tantaros
Fox “News
John Nolte
Breitbart
House
Paul Ryan
Donald Trump
NRA
GOP
San Bernardino
Aurora
Ft. Hood
Tucson
Charleston
Leonard Pitts Jr. Pulitzer winner and Miami Herald columnist
Leonard Pitts Jr. is a Pulitzer Prize winner for commentary in 2004 and serves as a columnist for the Miami Herald. His contact email is Spitts miamiherald.com.
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Leonard Pitts Jr
The
Miami Herald
Miamiherald
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