Kansas race recaps choice between Brownback and Holland
Kansas voters face a governor race where Democrat Tom Holland challenges incumbent Conservative Sam Brownback. The piece notes Holland’s focus on aviation manufacturing oil and gas wind energy and animal sciences while Brownback offers few specifics and leans on national political backlash to appeal to moderates.
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Sam
Brownback
United States
Tom Holland
Kansas
Holland
Baldwin City
Kansas governor race sparks science education debate
The piece urges support for Holland in the November 2 Kansas governor election, criticizing Brownback era moves on evolution and the state Board of Education. It argues for boosting biotechnology and science jobs to rebound the economy and frames Holland as the pro growth candidate.
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Kansas
Swktalk.com
Brownback
Holland
Kansas Mexico border style debate echoes in state lawmakers talk
Anonymous online comments react to a Kansas plan similar to Arizona immigration crackdown urging illegal immigrants be kept out and taxed marijuana grows expand in the Midwest prompting discussion. Melissa Lopez 17 shares views on mentoring siblings through Big Brothers Big Sisters. Deerfield residents discuss a new maze at the Clutter farm.
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Kansas
Arizona
Gctelegram.com
Midwest
Melissa Lopez
Garden City
Today’s Edition
Big Brothers Big Sisters
Finney and Kearny Counties
Letters Policy for Garden City Telegram
The Telegram lists requirements for letters to the editor including signature address and phone, confirms letters before publication, allows edits for libel and length, and sets a 500 word limit. It discourages form letters poems consumer complaints or business testimonials and provides contact details for submission by mail or fax.
Mean Girls and Witchcraft in Campaign Folklore
Kathleen Parker critiques the season of female candidates and the witchcraft metaphor. She argues that both women and men can be equally foolish and mean, praising the growing number of female candidates while urging criticism based on merit rather than gender.
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Nair
Delaware Senate
Christine O’donnell
Salem
Sisterhood
Maureen Dowd
New York Times
Jan
Meg
Carly
Sharron
Linda
Michele
Queen Bee
Sarah
Christine
Hope
Sarah Palin
United States
Arizona
Jan Brewer
Nevada
Senate
Sharron Angle
Harry Reid
Dowd
Congress
Chris Matthews
Not a sport says blogger and critic in Kansas commentary
A blogger named Blake argues that sitting and drinking a beer proves poker is not a sport. The piece critiques ideas of reference and distrust, notes Covert Kansas history, and questions political candidates Kris Kobach and John Ashcroft while praising incumbents and calling for principled voting. John Dailey, Telegram contributor, owns Sandhill Books.
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Blake
Covert
Kansas
Osborne
California
East
Connie Morris
Phill Kline
Chris Biggs
Ronald Reagan
Kris Kobach
John Ashcroft
Kobach
John Dailey
Telegram
Sandhill Books
Sandhill
Books
Gcnet
Germany must curb multiculturalism say Merkel
Columnist Leonard Pitts surveys Angela Merkel’s warning that multiculturalism has failed in Germany and the broader implications for Europe and the United States. He notes Germany’s Muslim population, ensuing tensions, and the risk of xenophobic backlash while contrasting American cultural diversity with the German debate.
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Angela Merkel
Germany
Christian Democratic Union
Muhammad
Merkel
Atlantic
Europe
U.S. State Department
Guardian
London
United States
America
Espanol “Es Hablado
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Carly Fiorina
Barbara Boxer
Fiorina
Hewlett- Packard
Meg Whitman
eBay
O’donnell
Kathleenparker
Washpost.com
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Obama
Mythbusters
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Miami
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Iamiherald.com
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