Should Kansas reveal lottery winners identities
The editorial argues Kansas should allow lottery winners to remain anonymous, citing benefits of openness seen in other states and noting past big prizes in Ottawa and Garden City. It contends secrecy undermines legitimacy, while transparency funds public initiatives and satisfies curiosity. readers are encouraged to comment online.
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Ottawa
Garden City
Quotes on gun politics and tax policy at Garden City town hall
Editorially selected online remarks debate gun control and self defense versus government action. A letter to the editor on assault weapons is cited, while Governor Brownback’s tax policy and potential future tax increases are noted alongside a Garden City Community College town hall meeting with State Rep. Russ Jennings.
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Russ Jennings
R-Lakin
Garden City Community College
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Conservative principles reshape Kansas state government
Joseph Aistrup argues Gov. Sam Brownback’s third State of the State signals a shift to conservative governance in Kansas. Tax cuts reduce revenue, privatization expands, and social order aims to reshape policy on Medicaid, education, civil rights, and abortion, while the GOP tightens to a conservative core.
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Sam Brownback
Chamber of
House of Representatives
Kansas
Brownback
GOP
Payback questions hang over Hagel nomination
Emmy Award winning CNN veteran Bob Franken argues the Hagel defense secretary nomination stirs payback rhetoric and private agendas. He warns that public debate over Israel Iran and debt ceiling will be shaped by partisan feuds rather than national priorities.
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White House
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Iran
Benjamin Netanyahu
Mitt Romney
Barack Obama
Obama
Bibi
United States
Senate
George W. Bush
Bob Franken
CNN
Capitol Hill
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Why the GOP Is Such a Bad Date
Opinion piece arguing the GOP lags on women’s leadership and equality. Cites Oprah, Mayer, Pelosi, and Obama era figures, critiques Limbaugh and Akin style comments, calls for GOP to address equal pay, contraception, abortion. Ends with reflection on perceived invisibility of women and humanity.
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Peggy Olson
Rachel Maddow
Oprah Winfrey
Marissa Mayer
Yahoo
Silicon Valley
Capitol Hill
New Hampshire
Rush Limbaugh
Georgetown Law
Missouri
Todd Akin
Indiana
Richard Mourdock
Karen Hughes
Abigail Adams
John Adams
Hillary Clinton
White House
Barack Obama
Mitt Romney
Ralph Ellison
Ellison
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