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Category: Local Issues

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Local Leaders with Global Agendas – Osawatomie KS

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Johnson County, Kansas Proposes Increasing the Budget to Over $1.8 Billion for 2025

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6th District Johnson County Commissioner, Shirley Allenbrand, Changes Party Affiliation to Match Voting Record

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There’s a Hole in the Boat, Part II

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From Womb to Tomb: An adult vaccination schedule

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Mother’s Day Went Missing

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Supreme Egomaniacal Arrogance

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There’s a Hole in the Boat

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Education Speech and Documents for the “Don’t Mess With Our Kids” Kansas Rally at the Statehouse

March 25, 2024March 25, 2024CitizenJournalist

The Johnson County Commission Wars

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  1. Joyce Whittier on Lenexa’s Lawless Lapse: City Council Approves Human TraffickingAugust 19, 2025

    The cowardly members of the Lenexa City Council made Lenexa a sanctuary city. And they refuse to cooperate with ICE.…

  2. Victoria Kline on Public Forums and the First AmendmentAugust 19, 2025

    Well said.

  3. Billy Croan on Public Forums and the First AmendmentAugust 18, 2025

    The government of Johnson County has censored peaceful, on-topic comments from me per their policy when I encouraged neighbors to…

  4. Sam on Public Forums and the First AmendmentAugust 18, 2025

    "Speech" is typically one-way—someone talks, others listen. But forums, discussions, and dialogues are two-way. They’re built on exchange, where people…

  5. Sam on Kansas Education Testing Cut Scores Change, Part 5 of a Series on EducationAugust 16, 2025

    SEL is not just about feeling good; it's about equipping students with the skills and tools they need to succeed…

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