Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home

I've already said that I don't approve of the tactic, but calling it "terrorizing" is going too far. They left shoes and shouted in a bullhorn.

June 17, 2013 at 9:11 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home

Did Julie Burkhart or Dr. Tiller practice out of their home or list their home address as their office? Did these protesters threaten violence or attempt assassination or murder anyone while they prayed in church?

I'm not thrilled with residential protests. If nothing else, it's totally rude to the other neighbors that don't spend their evenings writing "papers please" legislation. That said, the two protest efforts seem to me to be very very different in nature.

June 17, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Kobach considering filing charges against protesters who came to his home

"In an interview with Fox News today, Kobach said the incident should serve as a reminder of the need for Second Amendment gun rights. But Kobach told the Lawrence Journal-World he was not implying he would have used a gun against the protesters."

So is he arguing that the protesters should have had guns?

June 17, 2013 at 5:20 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Newton company to benefit from state budget proviso after 'Read to Succeed' initiative not approved

Perhaps you're living in a different state (or planet) than I am, but in this state reading has always been part of the state academic standards.

June 17, 2013 at 9:08 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback signs two-year budget, with exceptions

You did know that we spend more per capita on healthcare than any other country in the world, right?

June 16, 2013 at 1:49 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback signs two-year budget, with exceptions

That's a libertarian source. Wikipedia actually has a beter explanation http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supply-s...

June 16, 2013 at 1:47 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback signs two-year budget, with exceptions

Oh yes. He toured all the universities and told us all very publicly about how he was actually Good Cop while those naughty legislators that he'd spent a lot of money getting elected last year passed a budget that actually cut higher ed spending and hiked taxes on the poor and middle class.

The only way this will get better is if the rest of Kansas has had enough, too. People need to start paying attention and voting in elections instead of going by the D or R next to someone's name.

June 16, 2013 at 9:29 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Brownback signs two-year budget, with exceptions

I think it was on specific higher ed funding items that he totally wasn't manipulating the legislature into passing the whole time while pretending he wanted more funding.

June 15, 2013 at 11:14 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

Common Core wrongly tied to data project

If your reaction to common core is to stop having children, I think we all approve of this plan.

June 15, 2013 at 6:40 p.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

City commissioners to consider final approvals for Menards project

No. Those look different.

June 15, 2013 at 11:57 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )