Kansas Guardsmen to support Afghanistan agribusiness effort
Kansas National Guard personnel are headed to a one year tour in Afghanistan as part of an Agribusiness Development Team. Kansas State University College of Agriculture aids training and will offer remote support. The mission aims to study farming practices, soil and water issues, and identify crops to reduce poppy cultivation and improve food safety while supporting security in the region.
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AIG Chairman Edward Liddy Voices Unity To Committee
Edward Liddy tells a House Financial Services subcommittee that AIG and the public must stay together during the crisis. Sgt Dan DeRosa, in Alaska, discusses adapting memory losses from a roadside bombing in Iraq and learning new skills at a traumatic brain injury clinic.
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White House Council on Women and Girls sparks debate
Kathleen Parker critiques Obama's creation of a White House Council on Women and Girls. She questions the stance that focus on women aids all, notes wage gaps and variables behind them, and argues for equal attention to boys and men, urging a Council for Boys and Fathers as a counterbalance.
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Toward Affordable Housing: A Call for Local Solutions
William A. Collins argues that housing for all is achievable through practical steps. He urges promoting accessory apartments, adding upper floor housing above new projects, mandating modest contributions from developers, and expanding SROs with support services. He notes renters face shortages and argues community action is the key.
Mandate for Leadership and a Call for Change
A grassroots appeal contrasts Reagan era market fundamentalism with a current mission to curb poverty, expand housing and health care, fix infrastructure, and implement fair taxes. It urges international cooperation, climate policy, nuclear disarmament, and a bold, coalition driven agenda to shape the Obama administration.
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Views Split on Death Penalty in Kansas Opinion
Donna Ward of Coldwater writes to praise Duane West for supporting capital punishment and urges preserving execution to deter killers. She questions the absence of executions in Kansas and critiques cost arguments to abolish the death penalty.
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