Kansas embraces first same sex marriage in Johnson County
In Johnson County two Olathe women, Kelli and Angela, became the first same sex couple to marry in Kansas after a county judge issued their license. Meanwhile Saline County barred two men from applying as Attorney General Schmidt seeks court guidance on procedures for issuing licenses. The piece notes the Supreme Court stance, hopeful signs, and a remaining legal hurdle.
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Kansas
U.S. Supreme Court
Sunflower
Johnson County
Kevin Moriarty
Kelli
Angela
Saline County
Derek Schmidt
Kansas Supreme Court
Schmidt
GOP voters urged over cliff as extremists hijack party
Editorially selected online comments react to a story about Republican defections in Kansas. A commenter claims GOP voters should not stay with a party hijacked by right wing extremists while noting Democrats gaining endorsements, with additional dialogue on downtown merchants and Shop Small Saturday plans.
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Gctelegram.com
Kansas
Paul Davis
Nicole Lucas
Garden City Downtown Vision
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Wealth, inequality, and the Forbes 400 impact
The article traces wealth growth from 81k to 5.2 billion, placing readers in the top 1 percent yet noting continued financial pressures. It highlights Larry Ellison, his vast assets, and job cuts from big deals, while citing Fed data showing middle-class net worth decline since 1989. The piece, by Sam Pizzigati, originates from OtherWords.
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Federal Reserve
America
U.S
Larry Ellison
Oracle Business Software
Ellison
Wall Street Journal
PeopleSoft
Forbes
Kerry pledges 212 million aid for Gaza reconstruction
Donor conference in Cairo follows rocket exchanges between Hamas and Israel. John Kerry announced 212 million dollars in U.S. aid, nearly doubling prior commitments, with Palestinian Authority estimates for rebuilding at 4 billion. Critics say aid may fuel future conflict. Hamas charter calls for jihad and rejects peace initiatives. Cal Thomas.
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Thearshall
Europe
Cairo
Egypt
Gaza
Hamas
Israel
John Kerry
U.S
Palestinian Authority
State Department
Kerry
United States
Islamic Resistance Movement
Palestine
Right to Forget reshapes memory faces Europe wide debate
A column riffs on Europe’s Right to Forget as courts back memory erasure. It notes Google receiving about 1000 requests daily to scrub “personal information” and cites private equity figure Greg Lindae seeking removal of a 16 year old WSJ piece. The piece playfully imagines a future of redacted history in law and media.
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Europe
European Court of Justice
Spain
Google
Greg Lindae
Wall Street Journal
Grand Canyon
Bernie Madoff
John Edwards
O.J. Simpson
NBC
Yankees
Yahoo
George Santayana
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Otherwords.org
CAL Thoma
Tribune Media Services
Khalil al-Haya
Al-Haya
Norway
Allah
ISIS
al-Qaida
Cal Thomas
Teaeditors
Tribune.com
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Peter Funt
Cagle Cartoons Inc
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