Race for Kansas insurance commissioner draws lines
An editorial argues the race between Republican Ken Selzer and Democrat Dennis Anderson matters amid Medicaid expansion battles and a push for a health care compact. It backs Anderson, praising his stance to preserve Medicare and expand Medicaid to protect vulnerable Kansans and restore federal funds and jobs.
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Sam Brownback
Ken Selzer
Leawood
Dennis Anderson
Overland Park
Selzer
American Legislative Exchange Council
Anderson
Sandy Praeger
Quotes about politics and fire safety prompt reader responses
An online reader comment criticizes politicians for abandoning common sense amid a dysfunctional system. A Garden City Fire Department official cautions about smoke panic during a fire, noting people may move deeper into a house instead of toward an exit.
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Gctelegram.com
Garden City Fire Department
Ken Seizer
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Grimes falls short in Kentucky Senate bid amid Confederate critique
Stanley Crouch argues Alison Lundergan Grimes failed to confront Mitch McConnell and the Confederate narrative in Kentucky. He contrasts Grimes with global women's leaders like Leymah Gbowee and Malala Yousafzai, praising bold action while criticizing healthcare, Obama, and party support.
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Kentucky
Senate
Alison Lundergan Grimes
Bill Clinton
Grimes
South
McConnell
Mitch
Democratic Party
Leymah Gbowee
Liberia
Malala Yousafzai
Gbowee
Wonder Woman
Africa
Errol Morris
Pakistan
Florida
Brownback labeled a master of political lies and spin
The piece accuses Kansas Governor Sam Brownback of relentless falsehoods about fiscal health and tax cuts. It cites the $876 in the bank claim, inflated education funding, and a promised 100000 jobs, while noting budget gaps and skepticism from officials. It portrays a pattern of cherry picked data and misstatements amid budget strain.
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Kansas
Sam Brownback
Brownback
Mark Parkinson
Nick Jordan
Shawn Sullivan
Barbara Shelly Columnist for The Kansas City Star
Barbara Shelly is a columnist for The Kansas City Star. Contact her at bshelly kcstar.com and on Twitter under bshelly for reader engagement and opinion pieces.
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Bshelly
Kcstar.com
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Kansas 2014 election echoes 1974 pivotal race
The piece contrasts Kansas 1974 senate contest won by Robert Bennett with 2014 gubernatorial stakes between Sam Brownback and Paul Davis. It links Bennett Miller reforms to four decades of moderate conservative governance and argues the 2014 choice tests that legacy against Brownback’s tax cuts, reduced education funding, and reduced federal aid, urging voters toward Bennett’s balanced approach.
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Vern Miller
Bennett
Johnson County
Miller
Wichita
Kansas
Sam Brownback
Statehouse
Bob Bennett
KPERS
Paul Davis
Brownback
Duane Goossen
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