After Election, Kansas and Nation Face Policy Tests
The piece notes voter backlash against Obama policy and urges Brownback to lead Kansas with constructive governance. It discusses Greg Orman’s Senate bid, Davis and Docking defeats, and Douglas County support, urging bipartisan cooperation in Topeka and Washington. It warns Republicans to govern, not gloat, and to set a positive national agenda for 2016.
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GOP Congress must push six governance reform measures
George Will argues the 114th Congress should abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the IPAB, repeal the ACA tax on medical devices, authorize Keystone XL, require Yucca Mountain waste disposal, and pass the REINS Act. He frames these as checks on executive overreach and tests of constitutional balance. The piece frames the coming 2016 election as a referendum on progressivism and governance.
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Electric railway survey resumes toward Lawrence from Linwood
From the Lawrence Daily Journal World dated November 6 1914 the return to construction on the Bonner Springs to Lawrence electric railway is reported. Engineers O K Williamson Roy Filkin Robert Pigg and Murray Nicol begin survey work at Linwood and will progress westward toward Lawrence to complete the line. Compiled by Sarah St John.
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Video on street harassment targets Shoshana Roberts
Leonard Pitts Jr notes Hollaback! video shows over 100 unwanted approaches in 10 hours, sparking bias apologies and Fox News defenses. He argues threats of rape reveal how women are viewed as prey, urges readers to imagine daily harassment faced by loved ones and reflects on societal change.
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