Dust Bowl memory endures in Kansan family tales
Dusty days and memories of the Dust Bowl linger as Kansans recall the 1930s disaster. Whether locals experienced it or heard stories from parents and grandparents, the experience has been passed down through generations.
Dust Bowl legacy spurs Kansas soil and water conservation talk
Editorial notes progress in land and water conservation in Kansas and invites reader comments online. It highlights the Dust Bowl lessons from the 1930s, the drought and wind erosion, and how conservation programs reduced vulnerability. The piece argues for stronger conservation to prevent future economic setbacks.
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Garden City firefighters wear pink shirts for breast cancer awareness
Online remarks from GCTelegram.com read beautiful sight as Garden City firefighters in pink T-shirts spark breast cancer awareness. Separate editorial notes quote State Sen. Tom Holland criticizing attempts to change the constitution at the governor’s whim and full political control in race coverage for Kansas Legislature seats.
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Campaign vaudeville dinner recaps fuel election levity
Comedians mock Obama Romney at the Waldorf Astoria Al Smith Dinner. Biden riffs on Young Guns while Romney and Ryan play foil. pundits call for more levity amid a serious election backdrop. Franken notes the need to move beyond a circus to address major national problems.
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Abolishing the Electoral College for a fair popular vote
The piece argues to abolish the Electoral College, noting its disenfranchisement of voters in solidly red or blue states and the risk of a popular vote winner losing the election. It contends a national popular vote would ensure equal value of every ballot and reduce partisan distortions.
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Rush Limbaugh as a Shakespearean tragic foil in 2012 politics
Stanley Crouch analyzes Rush Limbaugh as a literary villain in public discourse linking his painkiller addiction to public slander and Tory partisan drama. The piece blends media critique with remarks on Candy Crowley Romney Romney campaign figures and the Obama administration, concluding with polemical calls to scrutinize right wing rhetoric.
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Burdett Loomis Professor of Political Science at KU
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