Kansas editorials split on judges and university seal
Salina Journal discusses ending partisan judge elections in Kansas per the Kansas Justice Initiative, noting ethical constraints on campaigning and possible impact on lawyers. Garden City Telegram covers KU seal controversy with Moses at burning bush, ACLU questions church state line, KU chancellor defends long-standing use.
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Salina Journal
Kansas
Bill Graves
Kansas Justice Initiative
Bob Bennett
Garden City Telegram
University of Kansas
American Civil Liberties Union
Lawrence
Moses
ACLU
Robert Hemenway
Hemenway
Reader Forum rebuts evolution in Salina Journal letter
A reader attacks Kansas state science standards and evolution, arguing a God centered view. The letter claims evolution is a fantasy, presents sun collapse rates, Earth age, lunar dust, and nickel tests as proof against evolution, and urges faith in God over finite human reasoning.
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Salina
Kansas
God
Earth
Armstrong
Reader Forum accepts handwritten letters to Ottawa Herald
Readers may submit opinions to the Reader Forum at The Ottawa Herald in Ottawa Kansas. Submissions require a signed letter with the author’s address and telephone number and must be under 500 words. Emails send to letters ottawaherald.com and letters may be edited for space.
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The
Ottawa Herald
Ottawa
Ottawaherald
If You Cannot Write, You Cannot Think, Warns Reese
Charley Reese argues Florida students show only 81 percent illiteracy after nine years of schooling. He links poor writing to violence, urges more English teachers, language skill development, and warns about a multilingual crisis and societal decline. Reese cites research and his own observations.
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Florida
America
Charley Reese
Osoreese
Aol.com
Kansans Proudly Embrace Hayseed Identity
Vickie Hull, a Lawrence, Kansas columnist, writes that Kansans are proud to be seen as hayseeds and detail local sites from Sedan and Delphos to Abi- jene and Lindsborg. The piece defends rural wit while noting tourism lore, unique attractions, and regional humor.
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Kansas
Delphos
Cawker City
LaCrosse
Beattie
Oakley
Bucks
Chicken Crossing Antiques
Farmers and Drovers Gallery
Abi- Jene
Old Barn
Belleville
Beecher Bible
Wabaunsee County
Sylvan Grove
Inman
Lindsborg
Frank Reese
Lakin
South Mound
America
Neola
Vickie Hull
Lawrence
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