Editorialist questions Jenkins over great white hope remark
The columnist critiques Lynn Jenkins for not recognizing the racist connotations of the phrase great white hope. They note her recent defense and a past vote on Jack Johnson’s pardoned conviction, arguing lawmakers rely on others and should read what they vote on. They urge caution to avoid lazy, insensitive rhetoric and stress that words matter.
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Ottawa
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Kansas
Washington
Jenkins
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Johnson
James Earl Jones
Jerry Quarry
Quarry
Joe Frazier
Muhammad Ali
House
European health care model worth embracing
The writer reflects on praise for a European health care system while recounting a sailing trip with friends in Maine. He notes a racist Obama caricature seen at a Pomona restaurant and contrasts US access to medical care with Germany where Marie, a physician with MD credentials and dual citizenship, would not face long waits, suggesting support for national health care.
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Obama Care
Michael
Maine
Penobscot Bay
Hamburg
Berlin
Marie
Boston
Germany
Health care costs and outcomes across nations compare
A reader argues that higher U.S. per person health spending does not yield better care. He cites U.S. and German data on GDP, health spending shares, infant mortality, life expectancy, hospital beds, and adult mortality, then notes Germany’s tax-funded investments in roads, schools, and defense. He recalls a 1985 visit to Germany, praising quick access to care and suggesting broader public services matter as much as spending.
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Gree
Cornell
Kansas
The
Economist
U.S
Germany
USS
Japan
Canada
Britain
France
Sweden
Norway
J.S. Bach
Bach
Thomas Kirche
Leipzig
Hamburg
Michael
Marie
Unemployment rises in Kansas to 7.7 percent
Kansas Department of Labor reports 7.7 percent unemployment and 208 715 continuing claims in July. Average weekly unemployment benefit stands at 360 dollars, with 25 dollar federal supplement. Potential increases in welfare and Medicaid demand loom as exhausted benefits rise. Martin Hawver notes budgetary pressures and entitlement concerns.
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Kansas
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