It is still the economy. The biggest lesson out of the mid term elections is that jobs matter. The economy is beginning to come out of the biggest slow down in a generation. But it is not happening fast and it is not creating the jobs that are needed to spur further growth. The...
Politics
Schools continue to deal with impacts of budget cuts.
I went to the school board meeting of my school district last night to gain a better understanding of the challenges that the schools continue to face and the decisions that have to be made. Jefferson County North (JCN) is a small 3A school district in a close knit NE Kansas community. Many of...
States’ rights being challenged again
Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department took a shot across of the bow of the supporters of Proposition 19 to legalize the sales and distribution of marijuana. Mr. Holder stressed that the department would continue to enforce existing federal laws despite the significant impediment caused by a lack of cooperation between...
Congressional Leadership?
With poll after poll showing confidence in Congress plummeting to new lows, Congressional leaders continue to do everything that they can to pull those numbers even lower. Stephen Colbert’s appearance at a Congressional hearing this morning was a joke and is pretty revealing. Just weeks before voters go to the polls in what could...