Kansas Guard inquiry should be open to questions in Legislature
Editorial argues for full legislative access to questions about the Kansas National Guard leadership and the internal probe. It cites alleged racism sexual assault bullying forged recruiting documents and misconduct under Maj Gen Lee Tafanelli and criticizes the committee for restricting inquiry amid Gov Brownback's control of messaging. Kansans deserve transparent discussion and input on guard morale and welfare.
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Tafanelli
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Committee On Veterans Affairs
Les Osterman
Wichita
Veterans and Military Committee
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National Guard Bureau
Brownback
People’s House
National Guard
Two homes deemed unsafe by Garden City Commission
Garden City Commission ordered repairs or demolition of two abandoned structures as unsafe. Editorially selected online comment praises the Garden City Telegram story and highlights the fundraiser for Kansas Honor Flight featuring Vietnam veteran Vince Forbes who calls the organization life changing.
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Vince Forbes
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Telegram letter submission guidelines from Garden City paper
The Telegram invites signed letters to the editor with address and phone number for confirmation. Letters are edited for libel and length, limited to 500 words. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, or testimonials are not printed. contact Attn Editor 310 N Seventh St Garden City Kansas 6784 or editor email and website.
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Medicare plot targets seniors and traditional coverage
Larry Weigel, a national Medicare consultant from Manhattan, argues that the insurance industry and some lawmakers push privatizing Medicare into a defined contribution plan. He cites CBO estimates of higher out of pocket costs, MA overfunding, and lobbying by AHIP to resist cuts, warning of a shift from traditional Medicare to private plans and increased premiums.
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Andrew Slavitt
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Marilyn Tavenner
Swindle of Trump tax holiday targets big corporations
Opinion warns that a proposed tax holiday would mainly reward multinationals like Apple GE Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft, with only vague benefits for workers. The piece cites 2004 Bush repatriation as precedent where profits were used for stock buybacks and layoffs, urging proof that jobs will be created before any tax break is granted.
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Microsoft
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Marketplace of ideas debated on UC Davis campus clash
Julie Doll argues free speech on campus is best served by open debate not shutdowns. She cites UC Davis canceled event featuring Milo Yiannopoulos and Martin Shkreli, protests and other campus actions as proof of lingering intolerance for dissent. She recalls Holmes and Abrams to frame the marketplace of ideas and urges universities to expand dialogue rather than suppress it.
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University of California, Davis
Milo Yiannopulos
Breitbart
Martin Shkreli
UC Davis
Yiannopulos
Kansas
Supreme Court
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr
United States
Holmes
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Dent Woodrow Wilson
First Amendment Center
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Political voices and Kansan lawmakers listed by contact
Jim Hightower spotlight and Kansas area lawmakers Sen. John Doll Sen. Mary Jo Taylor Sen. Bud Estes Rep. John Wheeler Rep. Russ Jennings Rep. Don Hineman Rep. Steve Alford Rep. Shannon Francis with phone numbers and email domains for state senate and house offices.
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