New legislation, Supreme Court ruling, gas prices drive busy June calendar
Each month I want to provide you with regular updates about what’s going on in our nation’s capital and throughout the 4th District of Kansas. Here’s what happened in June.
Opinion
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Why the Supreme Court’s football decision is a game-changer on school prayer
(THE CONVERSATION) The U.S. Supreme Court has consistently banned school-sponsored prayer in public schools. At the same time, lower courts have generally forbidden public school employees from openly praying in the workplace, even if no students are involved.
Kansas Profiles: Enhancing human connections on the prairie
Connections. They are a vital part of human relationships, connecting us to our past and to each other.
NATURAL REDHEADS MAY NEED MORE ANESTHESIA
Dear Doctors: When I told my dentist that I’m having knee surgery this summer, she said to be sure the surgeon knows that my hair is naturally red and not dyed. She said redheads respond to pain drugs differently, and that she actually has to use more anesthetic on me. Is that really true?
Celebrating Independence
Welcome to the Independence Day weekend. A day, and weekend, that each citizen of this great nation should look forward to and hold dear.
Reposses college degrees
With the continued clamor by Control-Left Democrats to “Forgive” College Student Loans that are funded by those Americans who actually pay Federal Income Taxes, I think that Americans should Repossess any College Degree issued in return for those delinquent loans.
Vote No Aug. 2
On August 2, Kansas voters will decide whether or not to keep abortion legal in our state. The “Value Them Both” amendment would change the Kansas Constitution to no longer guarantee the right to an abortion.
The fight for special education is worth it
There are so many battles not worth fighting, so many hills not worth climbing. There are so many holy wars being waged against the very laws of physics that most of us don’t have time to register them, except maybe through a tweet.
The Joy of Farm Family Day Trips
Harvest is a farmer’s Super Bowl. It’s the culmination of a year’s work and his way to measure success.
A letter to state BOE
An open letter to the commissioners of the State Board of Education: For 27 years I taught art at Hutchinson High School. The subjects taught included Intro to Art, Ceramics, Sculpture, Jewelry and Art History.