http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ks-news/ en-us Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:57:46 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417317/posts Every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday NightSponsored by America's Independent Party, AIPNEWS.com and LifeandLibertyReport.com Hosted by AIP Chairman Tom Hoefling and Patriot Paul Waple National Conference Call featuring AIP leaders, special guests, and principled, independent, conservatives from across the land Email questions or comments to summit@aipnews.com The calls are now being live-streamed on the web at www.blogtalkradio.com/AIP  The call-in number is:………………..(218) 339-2222and the conference ID is:………………..340794#The Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday night calls begin at:………………..9:00 p.m. Eastern………………..8:00 p.m. Central………………..7:00 p.m. Mountain………………..6:00 p.m. Pacific………………..5:00 p.m. Alaska AIPNews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2417317/posts#comment Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:57:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412852/posts For the first time, liquor store owner Cliff Cormier has said publicly he was the one who shot two would-be robbers in his store on Oct. 19. And Shawnee County District Attorney Chad Taylor said Monday he is drafting a "clearance letter" to send to the Topeka Police Department saying no charges would be filed in connection with the shootings. On Oct. 19, Rickie Loyd, 21, was shot and killed by someone inside Cormier Liquor, 2611 S.E. California, during a robbery attempt. Until Monday nobody associated with the incident — not Clff or Janice Cormier, not law enforcement — would... cjonline.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2412852/posts#comment Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:59:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411654/posts Kansas will consider abolishing the death penalty next year as death sentences are declining across the United States. Fewer people were sentenced to death this year than any other year since 1976, according to a report released Friday by the Death Penalty Information Center...Sen. Tim Owens, R-Overland Park, has scheduled four days of hearings beginning Jan. 19 on a new bill that would eliminate the death penalty in Kansas... But Kansas' top prosecutor said this week he wants to see the death penalty continue. "I think it's a just punishment for what those folks did," Attorney General Steve Six told... Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411654/posts#comment Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:52:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts 18 states allow for recall votes on US Senators. The 18 states allowing for recall are as follows: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington and Wisconsin. The Senate oath of office is: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well... Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2411252/posts#comment Sat, 19 Dec 2009 19:02:57 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410148/posts U.S. Bank is providing early holiday cheer to local job seekers, announcing this morning it plans to open a service center in Overland Park and hire 1,100 new workers. Mark Jorgenson, regional president and CEO, said the new U.S. Bank Service Center would be one of the largest operated by the bank, and has been in the works for more than two years. “I can’t think of a better time to make the announcement than over the holiday season,” Jorgenson said. “It’s a stimulus package of the best kind, being a private one. It’s also a positive statement for U.S.... The Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2410148/posts#comment Fri, 18 Dec 2009 04:07:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408382/posts Hawker Beechcraft announced Monday that fractional ownership company NetJets has canceled a "significant" number of aircraft it had on order. The cancellations will reduce Hawker Beechcraft's backlog by $2.6 billion and represent 90 percent of the aircraft that NetJets has on order with Hawker Beechcraft. The planes were to have been delivered over several years beginning in 2011. So far this year, NetJets has canceled 12 aircraft it had on order and deferred delivery of all jets it was scheduled to receive this year and next until the end of 2010. Hawker Beechcraft has said that NetJets wasn't expected to... Wichita Eagle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2408382/posts#comment Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:12:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406167/posts Three U.S. banks in Florida, Arizona and Kansas failed on Friday, bringing the year's tally to 133 and taking a $250 million bite out of the federal deposit-insurance fund as the credit crunch claims more victims. Miami-based Republic Federal Bank was closed by regulators, and Boca Raton, Fla.-based 1st United Bank agreed to assume its deposits. Republic Federal Bank had $433 million in assets and $352.7 million in deposits as of Sept. 30, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Its failure will cost the deposit-insurance fund $122.6 million. The bank failure is the 13th in the Sunshine State this... Market Watch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406167/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 18:07:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406108/posts Regulators have shut down banks in Florida, Arizona and Kansas, bringing to 133 the number of U.S. banks that have failed to hold up this year against the struggling economy and a cascade of loan defaults. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said Friday it took over Miami-based Republic Federal Bank, with $433 million in assets and $352.7 million in deposits. A bank based in Boca Raton, Fla., 1st United Bank, agreed to assume all the deposits and $267.1 million of the assets of the failed bank. The FDIC will retain the rest for eventual sale. In addition, the FDIC and... ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2406108/posts#comment Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:14:12 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403094/posts Tuesday December 8, 2009 Report: Over Two-Thirds of All Abortion Clinics Have Closed Since 1991 WICHITA, KS, December 8, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) - Operation Rescue has just released the results of an extensive research project into the abortion industry showing that the number of abortion facilities continues to dwindle as Americans become more pro-life."We now have an accurate listing of every open abortion clinic in the country," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "In 1991, it was estimated that there were nearly 2,200 abortion clinics in the country, today there are just 713. The pro-life movement has made significant strides exposing and... LifeSiteNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2403094/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 19:55:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402801/posts Like most Americans, I am grateful for Sen. John McCain's heroic service as a fighter pilot, a prisoner of war and, for nearly a generation, a member of the House and the Senate. But I am troubled by reports in recent weeks that Mr. McCain has been, as Politico put it, "working behind-the-scenes to reshape the Republican Party in his own center-right image" and has "emerged as a political godfather" to moderate candidates, including my opponent in the race for the Republican Senate nomination in Kansas. In that spirit, I would like to make Mr. McCain an offer he shouldn't... The Washington Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402801/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 14:19:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400459/posts WICHITA, KS, December 4, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) -- Operation Rescue has confirmed that abortionist LeRoy Cahart will not open a late-term abortion facility to replace the one that closed in Wichita after abortionist George Tiller's death. "I'm thinking we may not go ahead and develop that down there" Carhart told a source connected with Operation Rescue. "I think we are just going to stay in Nebraska for now." Carhart, who does abortions out of Bellevue, Nebraska, had announced that he would do late-term abortions at the Wichita Women's Health Care Services after Tiller was murdered, but Tiller's family instead decided to... Lifesite http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2400459/posts#comment Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:33:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393821/posts FORT RILEY, Kan., Nov. 24, 2009 – A former soldier who spent about 16 months in the warrior transition battalion here now looks forward to a rewarding career as an Army civilian. Erik Stewart discusses preparations for an upcoming higher-headquarters assessment with Ward Philips at Fort Riley, Kan., Nov. 6, 2009. Stewart was a soldier in Fort Riley's warrior transition battalion who transitioned to a civilian career with the Fort Riley garrison. U.S. Army photo by Alison Kohler  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Former Army Capt. Erik Stewart advises other warriors in transition not to rush the process. "Make... Face of Defence http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2393821/posts#comment Tue, 24 Nov 2009 23:23:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392641/posts Rep. Dennis Moore (D-Kan.) is set to announce Monday that he will not seek reelection next year, sources confirmed to The Hill. Moore’s exit will pave the way for a tough open seat defense for Democrats, as the six-term incumbent has resolutely held on to a conservative-leaning district that has often frustrated Republicans. Moore, 64, won the seat from one-term Rep. Vince Snowbarger (R-Kan.) in 1998 and has been a target ever since. Despite his perseverance, Republicans believed they had an opening again with Democrats pushing proposals that could be unpopular in the deep red state. The Hill http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392641/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:40:05 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392633/posts U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat who confounded the GOP by winning six consecutive elections in a heavily Republican district, will not seek re-election next year, key Democrats said Sunday. KC Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392633/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:37:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392547/posts U.S. Rep. Dennis Moore, a Democrat who confounded the GOP by winning six consecutive elections in a heavily Republican district, will not seek re-election next year, key Democrats said Sunday. Moore, who represented Johnson, Wyandotte and a portion of Douglas counties, will issue a statement today explaining his decision and outlining his plans. Moore, 64, is expected to finish out his term, which ends in January 2011. Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392547/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:25:04 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392033/posts Former ambassador and presidential candidate Alan Keyes blasted President Obama and his policies in a speech to a Wichita audience Saturday night. "It looks like nothing any rational person would do if he was hoping for a positive outcome," Keyes said. Keyes spoke to about 200 people at the Beech Activity Center, 9710 E. Central, in support of Republican congressional candidate Jim Anderson. Keyes criticized Obama for both his foreign and domestic policy decisions. He said Obama was fiscally irresponsible for the federal bailout of financial institutions and the auto industry, saying it has saddled future generations with huge debt.... The Wichita Eagle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392033/posts#comment Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:59:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts <p>Contact your Senators and let them know what you think!</p> <p>U.S. veterans or subsidies for United Nations (U.N.) bureaucracy.</p> Email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2389362/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:20:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385277/posts He says he killed a human being on his 27th birthday. His words are louder than the clatter of customers on this Veterans Day at Panera Bread in Oak Park Mall. But the 29-year-old Army veteran from Lenexa, with baby-face cheeks and crinkly eyes, tells it so matter-of-factly, so dead on bluntly, it sounds normal. He was pulling night-time guard duty in Iraq. A bullet whizzed past his head. Through the scope on his M-16, he found the shooter on top of a building nearly a mile away. Watched as the shooter popped his head above the railing and swung... www.kansascity.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2385277/posts#comment Fri, 13 Nov 2009 03:53:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382802/posts Congressional candidate Rob Wasinger, R-Cottonwood Falls, gained the endorsement of U.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., the GOP's presidential nominee in 2008. "Rob Wasinger has the right experience, vision, and values to lead Kansas into an era of economic growth and prosperity. He is an exemplary public servant we can trust," McCain was quoted saying in a news release from the Wasinger campaign. "I am humbled to be supported by Sen. John McCain, an American hero who has served our country with honor and integrity both in uniform and in Congress," Wasinger said in the same release. Wasinger is the former... The News, Hutchinson, Kan. http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382802/posts#comment Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:40:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382402/posts WICHITA | Scott Roeder has confessed to the shooting of a Kansas abortion provider. The 51-year-old Kansas City man told The Associated Press in a telephone call from jail Monday that he plans to use the so-called necessity defense at his trial. Roeder contends the killing of George Tiller in May at a Wichita church was justified to protect the lives of unborn children. His confession comes as abortion opponents across the nation release a new “Defensive Action Statement” arguing for the same force to protect the unborn as is justified to protect born children. The 21 signers want jurors... Kansas City Star http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382402/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 21:03:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382498/posts "Because of the fact preborn children's lives were in imminent danger this was the action I chose. ... I want to make sure that the focus is, of course, obviously on the preborn children and the necessity to defend them," Roeder said. ... "Defending innocent life — that is what prompted me. It is pretty simple," he said. ... "No, I don't have any regrets because I have been told so far at least four women have changed their minds, that I know of, and have chosen to have the baby," Roeder said. "So even if one changed her mind... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382498/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 23:06:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382048/posts Inscription on gravestone: Went to school with Lincoln's, Brother to Arron Grigsby who married Abe Lincoln's oldest sister. Visited in White House. Through this inscription I wish to enter my dying protest against what is called the Democratic party I have watched it closely since the days of Jackson and know that all the misfortunes of our nation has come to it through this so called party therefore beware of this party of treason. Put on in fullfillment of promise to Deceased. Attica Cemetery, Attica, Kansas http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2382048/posts#comment Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:57:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379953/posts Tickets sales have been extraordinary for Governor Palin's February trip to Kansas to deliver the keynote address to the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce. In fact, according to the Salina Journal, ticket sales have been suspended, at least temporarily, so they can sort through the systemic overload caused by the unprecedented demand: Because of an overwhelming number of requests, the Salina Area Chamber of Commerce has suspended the sale of tickets to its annual dinner, which will feature former Alaska governor Sarah Palin. "At this point, I am not saying that we're sold out," Chamber president and CEO Dennis Lauver... C4P http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379953/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 15:16:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379997/posts While roaming the grounds of the US Capitol yesterday, Kristinn Taylor obtained a list of possible democrat defectors of the now infamous “Healthcare” bill. Kristinn was asked to post this list of wobbly democrats on FreeRepublic in an effort to mobilize our forces and overwhelm these members with phone calls and e-mails asking them to vote NO on the socialization of our healthcare. We also learned that Nancy Pelosi had just scheduled the vote for tomorrow; Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 6:00 PM. For all those who were unable to answer the call to surround the Capitol yesterday, here is... First Hand http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379997/posts#comment Fri, 6 Nov 2009 16:00:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378742/posts Blue skies, warm weather and a crowd estimated at 1,500 to 2,000 people greeted the "Tea Party Express" bus tour in the parking lot of Lawrence-Dumont Stadium this afternoon. Members of the tour, titled "Countdown to Judgment Day," entertained the crowd with songs and speeches calling for change in Washington D.C., less government spending, less government intrusion, and an end to bailouts and President Obama's health care reform plans.The fourth tea party in Wichita lasted about two hours.Most in the crowd held signs proclaiming sentiments such as "We Want Our Country Back," "Wake Up America" and "Nobama Death Care."Fifteen people... The Wichita Eagle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2378742/posts#comment Wed, 4 Nov 2009 23:58:32 GMT