Shop Local This Holiday Season Encourages Support for Finney County
Editorial urges readers to shop at home during the holidays to boost Finney County’s economy. It notes Black Friday crowds and door buster deals, contrasts national retailers with Small Business Saturday, and highlights benefits of patronizing locally owned shops for tax revenue and community vitality.
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Quotes on taxes and housing incentives stir Garden City readers
Online comments react to Garden City Commission considering a $2.50 monthly utility bill fee to fund housing development incentives. A separate Garden City Community College note lauds the Lady Raiders basketball program after a loss to No. 9 Independence, with coach Alaura Sharp quoted on keeping players local.
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Coexist bumper sticker and Juarez quote shape holiday reflections
Maria Hinojosa reflects on a bumper sticker reading Coexist and Benito Juarez’s phrase respeto al derecho ajeno es la paz. She recalls a Thanksgiving conversation about immigration, choosing restraint to keep peace, and notes respect for others’ rights fosters harmony in family and society during the holidays.
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Brownback agenda looms for Kansas legislature in Topeka
Political scientist Burdett Loomis notes the 2012 Kansas Legislature faces a sweeping Brownback aligned agenda including budget reform Medicaid restructuring school finance and redistricting while risk remains from possible Senate resistance public opinion shifts and looming redistricting deadlines. The plan aims to push tax cuts immigration limits and welfare changes but could backfire if education funding suffers or popular programs are challenged.
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Koch brothers fuel toxic con job and Tea Party surge
Stanley Crouch argues the Koch brothers use a long con to push profit driven politics. He links their funding to Herman Cain, anti solar and Iran business, and a toxic discourse that fuels the Tea Party while masking wealth and influence.
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