Winter storm toll rises as three die in Kansas crashes
Editorial notes three fatalities in Harvey and Crawford counties from a severe winter storm. Hundreds of wrecks statewide prompt hospital shortages as blood banks report critical supply. Ransom Memorial Hospital urges donations Tuesday 2 PM to 6 PM in its conference room.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
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Savealifenow.org
Community Blood Center
Reader Forum Response to Foreign Voices in America the Beautiful
Letter writer rejects language diversity in national songs arguing America’s immigration melting pot should not apply to song choices. Cites personal military background and Danish ancestry to praise legal integration and urges honoring citizens who fully adopt American identity and service.
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Jeanny Sharp
America
U.S
United States
Congress
Abortion politics muted by data not drama in Kansas
Senator David Haley notes a live sonogram at a health committee hearing while Governor Brownback attends the Right to Life march. A Guttmacher Institute report shows abortion fell 13 percent since 2008, largely unrelated to new restrictions, with Kansas’ drop mostly before 2010. economy and long term contraception drive demand more than laws, suggesting policy focus shift to data and access. Michael A. Smith of Emporia State University comments on the implications.
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Mary Pilcher-Cook
R Shawnee
Senate Committee On Health and Welfare
Kansas
Guttmacher Institute
Pilcher-Cook
U.S. Supreme Court
Guttmacher
Illinois
Brownback
Kathleen Sebelius
Mark Parkinson
Steven Six
Senate
Senators oppose U N Arms Trade Treaty funding stance
U S lawmakers led by Senator Jerry Moran vow not to fund any UN Arms Trade Treaty implementation without Senate ratification. They argue the pact undermines sovereignty and individual gun rights, criticizing Obama administration signings and warning rogue states would evade restrictions.
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United States
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John Kerry
Israel
Taiwan
South Korea
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