Comment on Garden City USD 457 spending and policy misses
Editorial criticizes Gov. Sam Brownback for undermining K12 funding and district finances in Kansas. It argues USD 457 kept teacher pay gains modest, questions inflated salary claims, and warns block grant funding and tax cuts worsen districts’ budgets.
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Sam Brownback
Garden City
Brownback
Finney County bids farewell to health director as deputy notes change
Online comments on Ashley Goss resignation to Topeka praise her leadership and staff support. A Finney County Sheriff’s deputy recalls how units adapt after deployments, reflecting the challenges faced by military personnel during holidays.
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Finney County
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Finney County Health Department
Ashley Goss
Topeka
Hector Medina
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My Father and I on Politics A Father’s Day Reflection
A daughter recalls growing up in a Republican household with a Democratic mother and a father who valued political debate. She charts her own shift from staunch GOP support to a more centrist stance while honoring his influence, missing their in person exchanges, and wonders how he would view today’s party dynamics in Kansas and Iowa.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Iowa
Ronald Reagan
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Dad
The Donald vs Bush sparks GOP 2016 clash
Donald Trump and Jeb Bush duel in early 2016 primary chatter with Trump as a disruptive force and Bush portraying a steady conservative stance. Trump dominates media coverage, mocks rivals, and raises questions about the GOP's path while critics warn of a damaging distraction. Michael Reagan of Cagle Cartoons notes distributed by Cagle Cartoons Inc.
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Bush
America
Donald
Trump
Marco Rubio
Ers
Iraq
Iran
Washington
Lax
LaGuardia
Ross Perot
Perot
Jon Stewart
Daily Show
Hollywood
Michael Reagan
Reagan Legacy Foundation
Reagan
Caglecartoons
Cagle Cartoons Inc
Dolezal and race myths in American identity
The piece argues race is not an immutable fact, citing Rachel Dolezal’s Spokane NAACP leadership and deception. It traces the NAACP’s white founders, questions racial essentialism, and notes genetic research showing no biological race. It concludes Dolezal’s case exposes cultural constructs rather than objective truth.
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National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Mary White Ovington
Spingarn
Joel Spingarn
NAACP
Rachel Dolezal
Spokane
Dolezal
Matt Lauer
Caitlyn Jenner
Howard University
America
Emmett Till
Tamir Rice
Matt Wray
Wray
David Roediger
Neil Irvin Painter
Race
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