Tag: Government
Star Slights Trump Stump Speech For Hawley in Springfield
There are more than 20 news stories on the Kansas City Star’s Saturday home page, but none of them involves…
Should Davis’s Strip Club History Be Fair Game in Congressional Race?
Congressional candidate Paul Davis might have thought his unfortunate history with strip clubs and private sex sessions old news, but…
27 Months for “Rising Star in Democratic Party”
Last January, the Sentinel congratulated the Kansas City Star for pointing out in the very first sentence of its article on the…
Why Has Deaf Community Turned Against First Deaf Candidate for Kansas House?
As the first deaf candidate for the Kansas House, Chris Haulmark has gotten a lot of media attention, even from…
Daily Kansan: KU Gambled on More Foreign Students, Lost
First off, kudos to the University of Kansas student newspaper, the Daily Kansan. Last school year, the Daily Kansan featured…
Where’s the KNEA? Still Another School Teacher Busted For Sex With Kids
While the Kansas City Star is running breathless front pages exposés on a priest who left the area 42 years…
“Ozark” Is Back For Season 2 And Giving Missouri An Identity
Only a handful of American states have a firm state identity. Texas comes to mind. So too does Iowa, even…
Judges Cast out Satanic Temple Plaintiff, Uphold Missouri Abortion Law
Technically, A federal appeals court “dismissed” a lawsuit brought by The Satanic Temple against Missouri abortion laws, but “cast out” seems…
Do 3 Kansas Health Nonprofits Know They’re Paying Missouri Team to Smear Kobach?
In a Monday article the Sentinel asked, “Who Is Paying for the Kansas News Service to Slander Kobach?” What inspired…
When Schools Are Ranked By Debt And Spending, Kansas Kicks Butt
If schools were ranked by debt and other financial measurements rather than achievement, Kansas would be a national leader in…
Independence Solar Project Leaves Residents Fuming
The municipally owned Independence Power & Light (IPL) boasts on its website that “residents are not just utility customers; they…
Voter Suppression Alert: Dems Want Orman Off Guv Ballot on Technicality
Among the more prominent of their many pieties, Kansas Democrats would have Kansas citizens believe they lose sleep at night…
Shocker! National Media Slight Kobach Victory, Trump Endorsement
After weeks of salivating over a hoped-for defeat, the national media have been hard pressed to acknowledge Kris Kobach’s victory…
Kobach Lead Widens, “Staunch Conservative” To Oversee Results
Although Secretary of State Kris Kobach has handed over his election responsibilities to what the Wichita Eagle gratuitously calls “a staunch…
CNN Lauds Possible “First Lesbian Native American Congresswoman”
You know that identity politics has reached its boiling point when CNN can headline the outcome of Kansas’s 3rd District…
Kansas Governor Primary Draws Twice As Many GOP Voters As Dems
Lost in the media kerfuffle over the extremely close Kansas GOP gubernatorial primary, perhaps purposely so, is that the GOP…
Trump Salutes Josh Hawley With Victory Tweet
“Congratulations to Josh Hawley on your big Senate Primary win in Missouri. I look forward to working with you toward…
With Win In GOP 2nd District, Steve Watkins Upsets Dems’ Game Plan
With Steve Watkins victory in Kansas’s 2nd District GOP primary, Democratic nominee Paul Davis, who ran unchallenged, must be thinking,…
Trump on Kobach: “a fantastic guy who loves his State and Our Country”
“Kris Kobach, a strong and early supporter of mine, is running for Governor of the Great State of Kansas. He…
Topeka Capital-Journal Must Think There’s A Pulitzer For Slander
In the ongoing contest to defame gubernatorial candidate Kris Kobach, the Topeka Capital-Journal surged into the lead with its headline story,…
New York Media Fret About “Another Lurch to The Right” in Kansas
On Friday, both the New York Times and the New York Magazine warned their readers of impending disaster in Kansas. …
Shocker: Lawrence Paper Misleads on Property Tax Increase
Carrying the water for government, the Lawrence Journal-World claims that the Lawrence school district is reducing property taxes. That claim…
GOP Activists Reject Ingraham Smack Down of Kevin Yoder
“I too reject the Laura Ingraham version of what happened in this important committee meeting,” a prominent Kansas activist said in…
Higher Ed Pub Asks, “What About Kansas” On Subject of Free Speech?
One has to wonder whether the academic left does not understand the concept of free speech or merely pretends to…