Regents Should Not Govern Kansas Education System
A Kansas columnist argues against placing the states community colleges under the Kansas Board of Regents proposing that the State Board of Education should oversee all education. The piece cites 30 studies with 21 in the last 25 years producing few changes and notes proposed legislation by Rep. Reinhardt and Rep. Empson.
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Richard Reinhardt
Erie
Cindy Empson
Independence
Johnson County Community College
Kansas Board of Regents
Regents
State Board of Education
Kansas leaders tour conservation efforts amid skepticism
The Wichita Eagle notes Rep Todd Tiahrt and Kansas officials tour state conservation programs. Critics say Roberts Graves Mitchell show mixed environmental stances but tour signals willingness to address issues. Kansans relying on clean water should applaud the effort.
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Wichita Eagle
Todd Tiahrt
Kansas
Congress
League of Conservation Voters
Roberts
Mitchell
Graves
Sierra Club
Topeka Capital-Journal
Richard Goracke
Salina
Goracke
Saline County Sheriff's Department
Faith Lutheran choir director in ICU after Kansas crash
Elizabeth Cole 79 and Jane Wingert 64 were injured in a Princeton area vehicle accident. Corey J. Young was killed. Cole has up to 20 broken bones and remains on oxygen. She is at Overland Park Regional Medical Center and in ICU for weeks. family asks for prayers and no flowers or cards due to space limits.
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Elizabeth Cole
Jane Wingert
Princeton
Kan
Corey J. Young
Icu
Elizabeth
Cole
Faith Lutheran Church
God
Overland Park Regional Medical Center
Toast drama sparks breakfast physics debate
Aston University physicist Robert Matthews tested toast landings and claimed butter side down occurs more often. The 1996 European Journal of Physics published his humorous finding after 1993 BBC experiments. He argues real life toasts flip once and land butter side down, sparking playful questions about daily science.
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Robert Matthews
Matthews
Aston University
Birmingham
Kerri Strug
Girl seeks admission to Boy Scouts challenging gender rule
Katrina Yean, a 13 year old California girl, fights the Boy Scouts' boys only rule citing equal access. A state appeals court ruled the scouting group is not a business and not subject to civil rights gender discrimination. Gloria Allred leads the high profile but not binding case with Supreme Court hopes.
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Boy Scouts
Katrina Yean
America
Katrina
California State Court of Appeals
Scouts
Rotary Club
Gloria Allred
Allred
Supreme Court
Boy Scouts of America
California Supreme Court
Gender and the Great Scout Dilemma
Kathleen Parker argues that youth gender politics confuse roles and undermine self-reliance. She praises boys learning in single gender settings and warns that pushing equal access without environment considerations can shame boys while overvaluing girls. She encourages balanced, reality based lessons for both genders.
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Kathleen Parker
Orlando Sentinel
Ms. Parker
Kparkers
Aol
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