Kansas 2018 governor race critique targets Brownback allies
The piece argues Gov. Sam Brownback worsened Kansas finances with tax cuts and poor leadership. It condemns ally Susan Wagle and Kris Kobach as far right extremists unfit for higher office, urging voters to reject their candidacies and support fiscal restraint.
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Kansas
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Wichita
Susan Wagle
U.S
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Senate
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Kobach
Kansas medical marijuana debate stirs editorial online
An online editor selected comment from GCTelegram.com reacts to Kansas legalization talk calling medical marijuana a source of healing and hope for patients while noting prohibition. Separate Kansas wheat story quotes Shane Knoll of Holcomb on crop yields and harvest prospects.
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Letters to the Telegram for publication
The Telegram invites signed letters with writer address and phone for confirmation before publication. Letters are editable for libel and length and limited to 500 words. Thank you notes should be general. form letters, poems, consumer complaints, or business testimonials will not be printed.
Conservative Kansas a myth in the tax reform shift
Michael A. Smith argues Kansas politics defied Brownback by overriding his tax veto, restoring a third income tax rate and closing the LLC loophole while warning that regressive taxes and education funding loom. He says the state’s conservatism is a narrative shaping policy and that pragmatism prevailed this year, though the myth may reemerge.
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Hillary Clinton
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Wichita
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
Kobach unfit to be governor in Kansas says local lawyer
Gerry Schultz of Garden City criticizes Kris Kobach as unfit for Kansas governor. He cites a recent fine by a U S magistrate judge for lack of candor and accuses Kobach of repeated aggressive voter fraud claims. Schultz urges southwest Kansans to back Dr. Jim Barnett in the upcoming primary and highlights his own legal credentials.
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Garden City
Kansas
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Kris Kobach
United States
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Kline
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Supreme Court
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O’hara
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Taxes and the common good in American life
The piece argues that taxes fund the common good and national services, countering Republican calls to tax cuts. It cites Grover Norquist, health care reform, and Pence, Conway, and Twitter responses, urging a view of collective responsibility and patriotism through public investment.
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Norquist
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