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A president’s influence is not measured only by how many candidates accept his endorsement. It is measured by whether his leadership makes his party stronger. By that measure, Donald Trump’s political choices are putting Republican control of the Senate and the House at risk. The warning ...
To the editor: As a one-time conservative, I understand it’s hard for lifelong Republicans to vote Democratic. Please know this about the current crop of Republicans, in Kansas and nationwide: They are not Republicans. Traditional core Republicans believe in limited government. Our current ...
How many “Dan Sullivans” does an election need? One would seem plenty, but Alaska is going to the polls with two “Dan Sullivans” on the ballot -- one the sitting Republican U.S. senator in a nip-and-tuck battle to save his seat, and the other a random guy whose only discernible ...
A coalition of right-wing organizations and activists is lobbying the White House to grant mass pardons to junior staffers in the administration. “A pardon for all junior administration personnel is viewed as unlikely,” one source told the Washington Sun, “but the president could issue ...
I think Lawrence might be the most compassionate community in Kansas. Think about it: Local government created its own mental health center to provide the compassion the state’s understaffed mental healthcare system hasn’t provided. Lawrence has not one, but two, tiny home projects ...
In 1978, Ohio police arrested a man named Cledith Arthur for raping his stepdaughter, then 12. On the basis of the evidence of Arthur’s guilt presented to it, a grand jury indicted him. Facing trial, Arthur fled the jurisdiction and spent the rest of his life as a fugitive, ducking arrest ...
