Time for fair pay Kansas should follow feds' cue
The Garden City Telegram argues for raising Kansas minimum wage to align with federal steps. It notes the July 24 2007 increase to 5.85 and 7.25 by 2009, cites 13 million workers who would benefit, including 6.4 million children, and urges lawmakers to support higher wages to reduce poverty and aid business productivity.
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Learn from history Dont trust the government
Charley Reese warns readers to distrust state power citing U S abuses against Muslims and counterterror laws as parallels to Nazi Germany. He details government seizures of records, coerced pleas, informant entrapments, and the Ruby Ridge tragedy as evidence of overreach and erosion of civil rights.
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Learn from history take terrorists seriously before the Cole bombing
Rich Lowry reflects on pre-9/11 terror plots, noting al Qaida nearly attacked the USS Cole, their bungled skiff attack and the broader need to pre-empt threats. He contrasts media coverage, FBI shifts, and Democratic debates on safety, arguing hard responses matter to deter future attacks.
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