July 2022

Despite sharing much, candidates are uniquely different

It is just a few days to E-day and candidate’s campaigns are in full swing. Anyone who’s been paying attention has started to notice the unique differences in all three candidates for both the Treasurer’s and Commission races. Although these candidates are all Republican, supporters of Value Them Both, fiscal conservatives, and patriots; they are all uniquely different in what they have to offer.

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TEFFI, Beneficient and Rep. Owens

In December of 2020, Brad Heppner along with two other community leaders stopped by my office for a meeting. I pride myself in having an open door for those in the communities I represent, but this meeting was different. We discussed topics such as alternative assets, innovation in personal finance, an opportunity for Kansas to be first, and finally, the possibility to help rural Kansas grow. My mind was blown.

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Abortion is a hot button

Abortion is a hot button issue. No surprise there. One side portrays having an abortion as wrong, plain and simple. The other side portrays it in terms of what is best for women and others in their lives when an unplanned pregnancy occurs.

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Driller homers stop Surge

TULSA, Okla. — A solo home run by Carson Taylor in the second inning and a two-run home run by Jonny DeLuca in the fifth inning were all the Tulsa Drillers needed in a 3-0 win over the Wichita Wind Surge Sunday afternoon in Texas League play at ONEOK Field.

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Sports briefs

Treaster falls at worlds ROME — Newton High School wrestler Nick Treaster fell in first-round action of the U17 Greco-Roman World Championships Monday in Rome. Wrestling at 55 kilograms (121.25 pounds), Treaster fell to Halil Cinar of Turkey 7-0 in the round of 16.

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