Thanksgiving thanks shared by Herald Facebook readers
Readers answer what they are most thankful for this season. Responses include family, faith, employment, health, a new baby, and the ability to use American Sign Language. Names like Tyler J. Jenkins MaLinda RaNae Gina Norris Swanson Ray Elder Brandi Niemeyer Dea Sitlington Pat Atchison Susie Harbison appear with personal reflections.
The First Amendment Essay on Free Speech and Religion
A concise explication of the First Amendment guarantees including establishment clause free exercise clause and protection of speech press assembly and petition rights. It discusses how Congress cannot infringe these core freedoms and the balance against government action.
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Dumbing down Thanksgiving and the faith in presidents
An analysis notes Lincoln’s 1863 Thanksgiving proclamation framed sin and national disobedience, a tradition echoed by Washington Adams and Eisenhower. It traces how modern proclamations omit moral judgment, reducing reverence and the sense of national obligation, while President Obama’s 2009 text barely mentions God.
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Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Charlestown
Mass
George Washington
John Adams
Dwight Eisenhower
Ronald Reagan
George H.W. Bush
America
France
Samuel Huntington
Obama
God
Plymouth
King Features adds syndicated columnists to Herald opinion pages
The Herald tests new King Features syndicated columnists to expand its opinion section. The columnists’ tone recalls historic proclamations and political phrases about Thanksgiving and national generosity, contrasting past and present rhetoric. Rich Lowry is noted as a syndicated columnist with contact at comments.lowry nationalreview.com.
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the Herald
King Features
News
Ottawaherald.com
Rich Lowry
Lowry
Nationalreview
Progressive conservatism for a new GOP direction
Michael Stafford argues for progressive conservatism as a reform path for the Republican Party after 2012. He calls for populist economics, social justice, environmental stewardship, and renewed trust-busting to curb wealth concentration and rebuild the social contract, while supporting civil and religious liberty.
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Russell Kirk
Republican Party
GOP
America
Rod Dreher
David Brooks
Rick] Santorum
Sherrod Brown
Ohio
Brooks
Political Contacts Directory for Kansas and U S Senators
A compact list of formal contact details for U S President Barack Obama U S Rep Lynn Jenkins U S Sen Pat Roberts U S Sen Jerry Moran Gov Sam Brownback and Attorney General Derek Schmidt with offices in Washington D C Topeka and Kansas Governor Office. Includes street addresses phone numbers and web/email links where stated.
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U.S
Pat Roberts
Hart Senate
Washington
D.C
Roberts.senate.gov
Sam Brownback
Kansas State Capitol
10Th Ave
Ste. 241S
Topeka
Derek Schmidt
Memorial Hall
10Th Street
Ksag.org
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