Kansas transport plan faces stiff Senate House split
Kansas lawmakers clash over a 10 year financing strategy for highways and transit. The Senate backs a $2.9 billion plan funded by debt and higher user taxes while the House sticks to a debt-free $2.1 billion approach with no fuel tax or auto fee increases. The push is to pass a plan this session amid an election year and lessons from Missouri’s funding gaps. John D. Montgomery
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Editorial: Kansas sexual predator law sparks debate
Guest editorial denounces a ruling that a Russell 17 year old must register as a predator for a decade after consensual sex with a 15 year old. It notes the Kansas House nearly exempted similar cases, highlights 36 votes against change, and questions lawmakers’ judgment while urging fix to distinguish sinners from predators.
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Guest editorials offer varied reader opinions
Editorial note clarifies that opinions reflect the writer and not The Herald's editor. It introduces diverse viewpoints presented in guest submissions.
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The Marriage Study That Says It All
Kathleen Parker reviews John Gottman’s 14 year study claiming success in marriage rests on knowing and liking your partner. He predicts with 91 percent certainty whether a couple stays together and offers a home quiz to test compatibility.
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University of Washington
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Orlando Sentinel
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Ottawa readers debate advisory election and gun industry liability
A reader argues Ottawa city commission wastes taxpayer funds on a costly advisory election and urges private funding for building renovation. The letter also defends gun industry protections, comparing liability to automotive cases and warning against threats to Second Amendment freedoms.
Kansas Women Leaders Highlight Governor Joan Finney Record
A survey of Kansas political history notes women’s leadership from early activists to Joan Finney. Finney became Kansas’s first woman governor in 1990 after a tenure as state treasurer, illustrating that female governance can resemble male patterns and that equality includes mediocrity as well as achievement.
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Carla Stovall
Susan Wagle
Kathleen Sebelius
Kansas
Diana Carlin
University of Kansas
Center For the American Women and Politics
Carry Nation
Mary Elizabeth
Mary Yellin
Lease
Kate Cunningham
Lutie Lytle
United States
Amelia Earhart
Lynette Woodward
Nancy Kassebaum
Joan Finney
U.S
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