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View of court flap prompts push for open ethics records
Our View argues Kansas Supreme Court ethics must be public. It notes Justice Lawton Nuss recused over a lunch with Senate leaders tied to school finance discussions and questions secrecy in the Commission on Judicial Qualifications. The piece urges transparency to help voters assess sanctions and judge public trust.
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Kansas Supreme Court
Lawton Nuss
Senate
Steve Morris
R-Hugoton
Pete Brungardt
R-Salina
Commission On
Judicial Qualifications
High Court
Pate w e endorses Ken Canfield for governor in Kansas
A political appeal promotes Dr. Ken Canfield as a strong family values candidate for Kansas governor. It cites his founding of the National Center for Fathering and media appearances, arguing the need for leadership amid social problems, education, and economy concerns.
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Kansas
Ken Canfield
Canfield
National Center For Fathering
America
Original Foundation
Oprah Winfrey
Dr. Canfield
Kansans
First Amendment text excerpt summary card
The statement outlines core freedoms in the First Amendment including religion establishment, free exercise, speech, press, and assembly. It also protects petitioning the government for grievances and asserts limits on government action against these rights.
Bipartisan panel proposed to study Medicare and Social Security
Rep Frank Wolf, known as the conscience of the House, will push a bipartisan commission to study long term health and retirement programs and report in six to nine months. The plan opens all options, including taxes, to address rising costs as baby boomers retire. The proposal aims to gain presidential and congressional support, with hearings nationwide and potential participation from Rubin, Baker, Kasich, and Stenholm.
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State of the Union
Frank Wolf
Virginia
Charles Blahous
White House
Commission
Concord Coalition
Blahous
AARP
House
Nancy Pelosi
Treasury
Robert Rubin
Senate
Wolf
John Kasich
Ohio
Charles Stenholm
Texas
Rubin
James A. Baker III
David Walker
Government Accountability Office
Walker
Stenholm
Isabel Sawhill
Maya MacGuineas
Joseph Minarik
Committee For Economic Development
Stuart Butler
Heritage Foundation
Shades of gray in immigration debate echo America’s story
The piece weighs how presidents and citizens navigate immigration as a moral and political dilemma. It contrasts views on policy such as National Guard measures and guest workers with the enduring idea of the melting pot, assimilation, and the risk of creating second class noncitizens. It notes historical shifts and the tension between openness and borders.
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Mexico
National Guard
Benjamin Grants
Pennsylvania
America
Roger Daniels
Bush
Sto
David Hollinger
University of California- Berkeley
Europe
United States
Garden City urged to adopt indoor smoking ban now
Shawnee Benson of the American Cancer Society argues Garden City should enact a comprehensive indoor air ordinance rather than place it on the ballot. Citing Lawrence Kansas experience and national trends, Benson says secondhand smoke causes cancer and disease, and bans do not harm business.
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Ireland
Norway
Sweden
New Zealand
Australia
Canada
Garden City
City of Lawrence
Lawrence
Kansas
Kansas Hospitality Group
New York
Texas
California
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