Young Ottawan Caleb Correll Faces Senior Opponent in 59th District
Editorial endorses Caleb Correll 27 over Stanley Wiles 70 in Kansas House District 59 race. Both Ottawans push education, infrastructure, and jobs while criticizing Gov Brownback and Republican deficits. Correll pledges to restore focus to education, work with cities to attract business, and support Obamacare and federal health funding.
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Toxic religious zeal in Kansas politics and church
The piece condemns the religious right in Kansas for using abortion as a pretext to attack public schools and finance, calling it vengeance politics and a fraud against Christianity. It warns against self-declared divine authorization to wield power over others and cites Lincoln, White, and Genesis to critique self serving religiosity.
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Dangers of narrow minded protest by Andy Heintz
Political commentator Andy Heintz discusses how protest movements like the Tea Party feed on moral certainty. He argues resistance to perceived evil can entrench bias and hinder objective analysis of policies and leaders. Heintz notes similar blind spots across liberals and conservatives.
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