The Myth of “Non-Partisan” Johnson County Local Elections
by Will Hoerl Johnson County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) chairman Mike Kelly (along with Sharice Davids) are headliners at a pre-election ‘Get Out The Vote’ (GOTV) event for Democrats. This ‘Act Blue’ event is in support of party volunteers for local candidates in the upcoming 2023 Election on November 7th. On the surface this… Read more
An Auspicious Beginning
Michael Murphy is a retired captain with United Airlines. He and his wife own and operate a B&B in south-central Kansas, along with a small farm/ranch. He enjoys writing and following politics, is the author of the novel Spare Time and is currently the Representative for Kansas 114th District *originally published by Michael Murphy on November 1,… Read more
Porn and Human Trafficking
by Charlotte O’Hara as published in the Johnson County Gazette. Shared with permission I’m so confused, why have many of our JoCo schools and our JoCo Public Library become purveyors of obscene and indecent materials? Are they now groomers for the Porn industry, an industry which has revenue estimates of up to $100 billion worldwide… Read more
Angry about your property taxes? Now is the time to make a difference! VOTE NO on the USD 368 Bond Increase!
John Maddock Last March, Miami County residents were enraged when they received their property appraisals, with a report from the Appraisers Office justifying valuations showing an average increase of almost 20% across the county. Meetings were held, and speakers and writers showed how to protest individual valuations. All of this was helpful, but the theme… Read more
Are Shawnee Mission Curriculum Tactics Infiltrating Small Town Values and USD 230 Spring Hill Classrooms?
The Spring Hill Superintendent Immediately Pulled the Inappropriate Freshman Health Textbook Last Month Due to Parental Concerns Yet Did Not Notify the School Board or Parents for almost 1 month After Being Continually Pushed for Transparency by the Parent and a School Board Member by Jennifer Williams This has been an ongoing story, under our… Read more
Public Comment Encouraged on the Johnson County DEI and Sustainability Coalition Appointments October 19, 2023
This Thursday, October 19, 2023, during the agenda of the regular commission meeting, Johnson County Commissioners are set to vote on Chairman Mike Kelly’s unilateral appointments for the 15-member DEI Coalition and the 15-member Sustainability Coalition, that were created earlier this year. Public comment is allowed for each agenda item. Speakers can sign up in… Read more
