Ottawa SWAN Arts Festival lights up city park
Editorial highlights Ottawa's SWAN Arts Festival debut in City Park with art demos, music, and a community cookout as a community reengages its artistic roots. The piece credits Shawn Dickinson and local sponsors for driving downtown revitalization and notes the Buffalo Woman statue beadwork project by Crooks Floor Covering and civic supporters.
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Brownback tax shift hits rural Kansas property owners hard
H. Edward Flentie argues Brownback's tax cuts push state obligations to localities, raising rural property taxes far more than urban areas. From 2010 to 2013 rural counties saw faster tax growth, with 71 counties up 10 percent or more, 45 up 15 percent or more, and 28 up 20 percent or more.
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Conservative columnist admits Iraq war error and bears blame
Michael Reagan writes that the Iraq war caused 5000 American deaths and a trillion dollars, asking how families explain the conflict now. He reflects on mistaken goals, lack of exit strategy, and his own past support, apologizing on behalf of conservatives.
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