Colmery honored with pocket park and statue in Topeka
Veterans figure prominently as Harry W. Colmery, father of the G I Bill, is to be honored with a pocket park and statue on Kansas Avenue in downtown Topeka. The project, funded largely by American Legion members, aims to memorialize Colmery’s 1944 Servicemen’s Readjustment Act and its six benefits for education, housing, and employment.
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Huckabee presses Iowa bid with bold tax plan stance
Mike Huckabee told Guthrie Center crowds that February caucuses will demand courage from voters as he promotes the Fair Tax, vows to end abortion, enlarge the military, reform campaign finance and overturn Citizens United. He argues Americans face hard times and a need to restore the American dream for grandchildren. He cites past Iowa wins and appeals to Christian conservatives.
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