Kansas Teachers Face Shortages as Retirements Rise
Editorial notes a troubling trend in Kansas teaching as more than 2,000 teachers retired last year, doubling in five years, while new licenses stay near 2,500 and student numbers rise by about 13,400. It highlights vacancies especially in rural elementary schools and calls for competitive salaries and improved work conditions to attract and retain top teachers.
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Term limits would boost Congress
George Wills argues in The Washington Post Writers Group column that term limits would rebalance power between branches, reduce congressional marginalization, and curb executive overreach. He cites Madison and Federalist 48 to claim ambition should counter ambition, contending longer terms weaken accountability and political incentives.
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Robbery at Sol Marks Jewelry Store
A late night break in at Sol Marks Jewelry Store 817 Massachusetts street shattered a plate glass window and robbed the display case. The burglar escaped before townspeople realized the theft, and the incident is noted as one of the region’s notable robberies in years.
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Secret Service blunders echoing from White House breaches
Leonard Pits Jr. argues the Secret Service's failures, from the Omar Gonzalez incident to 2009 and 2012 episodes, reveal a pattern of missteps that shake public confidence. He warns of heightened risk and demands accountability and reform now.
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