Southwest Kansas braces after weekend blizzard deepens woes
The weekend blizzard dropped over a foot in parts of southwest Kansas, causing whiteout roads, high winds near 60 mph, and widespread power outages. It toppled trees and strained cattle and winter wheat, with crews clearing lines and plowing while farmers face market pressures and uncertain crop prospects. The storm underscores volatile regional weather and the need for caution as recovery begins.
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Manifold comments spark fallout over Banda case in Garden City
Online readers weigh in on Shona Banda legal matter in Garden City. A respondent from Garden City watches violence risk as inmates from rival gangs may be housed together and released, warning of danger after solitary confinement remarks by Kenneth Leek at El Dorado Facility.
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Flying cars loom over traffic and society’s future
USA Today reports preorders for high tech flying cars from AeroMobil and others. Prices exceed 1 million dollars, with designs ranging from runway dependent to VTOL. Enthusiasts see speed and status, critics warn of safety, regulations, and social divides as regulators ponder new norms.
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Rural Kansans face internet access and policy debate
The piece argues that internet access matters as much as roads and electricity for rural Kansas, highlighting privacy concerns over data sales, FCC shifts under Trump, and Pai’s subsidy push. It cites Rep. Sensenbrenner’s stance and calls for Kansas lawmakers to defend rural funding as national policies evolve.
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Berkeley clash over free speech and campus violence
Rick Jensen argues UC Berkeley and Chancellor Nicholas Dirks fail to defend free speech amid violent protests. He calls for a broad mask ban and immediate arrest of masked protesters, blaming liberal mobs for surrendering campus control and urging decisive action to protect speech rights.
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