Kansans weigh truth in AFP ALEC Koch in ad campaigns
A Kansas editorial analyzes how Americans for Prosperity ALEC Kansas Chamber and Koch-backed groups have used mailers and ads to oppose renewable energy policies. It notes past 2012 tactics, the Kansas Senior Consumer Alliance, and urges voters to scrutinize sources and facts before judging political messaging.
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AFP
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ALEC
Kansas Chamber
Koch Brothers
Kansas
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Kansas Chamber-Kach Alliance
Kansas Senior Consumer Alliance
Jeff Glendening
Afp-Alec-Kansas Chamber- Koch
Alan Cobb
Consumer Alliance
Koch Industries
Cobb
Washington, D.C
Garden City noise waiver sparks community quotes
Online readers respond to Garden City Commission denying Jax Sports Grille a midnight live music waiver. The editorial picks include quotes praising the business and a church guitarist, Jeannette Werth, who plays at St. Catherine Hospital on Mondays.
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Gctelegram.com
Garden City Commission
Jax Sports Grille
Jeannette Werth
St. Catherine Hospital
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White backlash, sports turmoil, and race in America
A commentary links dog whistles and white supremacist history to recent NBA owner remarks and the Cliven Bundy case, arguing the root is a long-standing obsession with “authentic” whiteness. It cites Donald Sterling’s ousting, reactions from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell, and critiques media and political hypocrisy.
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Nevada
White House
Barack Obama
Far Right
GOP
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White Citizens’ Council
American Nazi Party
Lil Wayne
Los Angeles Clippers
Donald
Sterling
NAACP
Los Angeles
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Bill Russell
Doc Rivers
Secretariat
Embarrassing swamp party taints White House dinner
A writer critiques the White House Correspondents Dinner, calling it an insular DC event where journalists and Hollywood figures mingle for show. He notes his own absence, laments the faux camaraderie, and accuses the gathering of reinforcing a self congratulating, pettily political atmosphere, with Obama and Joel McHale delivering roasts.
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Washington
White House
Barack Obama
Malaysia
CNN
D.C
Obama
Joel McHale
Community
Joel
Paycheck Fairness Act sparks Topeka event with Rep Jenkins
In mid April Lynn Jenkins visited Topeka to laud a local woman entrepreneur and speak on the Paycheck Fairness Act. The congresswoman urged self help and rejected the idea that government is needed to ensure equal pay, amid broader critique of the bill and discussions of wage gaps and family economics.
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Lynn Jenkins
Topeka
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U.S. Senate
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Walmart
Rep
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John Boehner
Kansas
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