Food insecurity: Kansas children miss summer meals
Our View argues that poor children in Kansas go hungry when school is out. About 50 percent of Kansas students qualify for free or reduced lunch during the school year, with higher local percentages. Some districts have summer meals networks, but many, including Garden City area districts, cannot offer them.
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Kansas urged to expand summer meals for hungry children
The Kansas state lacks adequate summer meal access with only about 8 percent of eligible children served. Kansas Appleseed partners with the Education Department and LiveWell Finney County to host Summer Meals Summits in Garden City and other communities to create new meal sites, improve outreach, and bolster collaboration among schools faith groups and nonprofits to reduce hunger and support child health and learning.
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Comment on Kansas school bathroom bill sparks debate
Online readers react to a Kansas bill on school bathroom use with remarks calling it discriminatory toward transgender people. A Sublette Elementary teacher discusses farms and lifestyle context tied to Finney County Farm Bureau event in today’s Finney County edition.
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Freedom to protest and flee the civil war
Christine Flowers reflects on refugees who fled political violence in Sierra Leone and other nations, praising democratic process over force. She profiles Halima and others who sought asylum, urging respect for ballots, voices, and lawful dissent amid national polarization.
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Kansans urged to stand firm on independence and checks on Trump
Burdett Loomis, KU political science professor, cites GOP senators Moran Roberts and representatives Jenkins Marshall Yoder urging Republicans to uphold constitutional protections, ensure robust oversight, demand transparency, and defend press and speech freedoms while resisting hurried health care legislation and foreign influence.
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Ivanka Trump and offshore manufacturing clash with GOP stance
Opinion piece argues Ivanka Trump profits from offshore manufacturing while her father blasts offshoring. It cites her brands sold through Macy’s and Amazon, made in China, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Calls for repatriation of jobs to the United States and criticizes the ethics of separating business from politics. Endorses a GOP rebuttal to corporate offshoring.
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