Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
TOPEKA, Kan. -- With hundreds of new jobs at stake, Kansas officials are keeping an eye on the competition for an Air Force contract to build a new refueling plane.
Tony's Kansas City (Free subscription) | 10/21/2009
No Justice in KCK: The KCK family of a slain 2-year-old is outraged at the length of the killer’s prison sentence that will last only 15 years. Protecting the enclave: Waldo Businesses Host Safety & Security Programs Obamacare (kinda): Former Gov. Kathleen Sebelius says she had a slow-growing form of skin cancer removed from her forehead. The Sunflower State is wild: Kansas Agency Confirms...
Full Comment (Free subscription) | 10/19/2009
Give Gary Doer a break. No seriously, the outgoing Manitoba premier barely had time Sunday to hand over the reins of power in Manitoba to his NDP successor, Greg Selinger, before he was packing his bags for Washington. Doer is catching a flight Monday morning to the U.S. capital, where he’ll officially take up his duties as Canada’s new ambassador. In between bidding farewell to his beloved...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Electronic medical records will transform the practice of medicine, but so far not many doctors or hospitals have gone digital, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Tuesday. “We have a very long way to go in a very short time,” Sebelius said at the Cerner Health Conference in Kansas City. Cerner is a health information technology company based in North Kansas...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
The 24th annual Cerner Health Conference next week is expected to bring more than 6,000 health care professionals to Kansas City. Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will be the keynote speaker Tuesday. Social media expert Mitch Joel, who is president of Twist Image and wrote the book “Six Pixels of Separation,” also will speak.
Dallas Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/01/2009
AUSTIN – A nonprofit charitable organization founded by Gov. Rick Perry was awarded $250,000 in federal economic-stimulus funds Wednesday.A Perry spokeswoman said accepting the money doesn't conflict with the Republican governor's criticism of the stimulus law."He thinks the stimulus was bad public policy but will fight for Texas to get its share, as long as there aren't strings attached,"...
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 09/29/2009
The push for a new Kansas transportation plan began Monday with a report that warns of increased traffic congestion unless the millions more dollars are spent. National and state transportation groups teamed up to endorse a recommendation to spend $350 million more a year on transportation in the next 10 years.
What Does The Prayer Really Say? (Free subscription) | 09/25/2009
I found this at The Catholic Key: Archbishop Naumann Responds to Sebelius’ WaPo Interview ClaimLast week, HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius sat down for an interview with the Washington Post. When asked about last year’s request by Kansas City, Kansas Archbishop Joseph Naumann that then-Governor Sebelius not present herself for communion because of her repeated executive [...] Post from:...
News: Opinion -- KansasCity.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2009
By Barb Shelly, Kansas City Star editorial page columnist Former Kansas Attorney General Phill Kline uses the ACORN scandal to rehash his old claims that unreported child rape was rampant in Kansas, and his efforts to stop it were thwarted by a united front involving George Tiller, Planned Parenthood, Kathleen Sebelius and the liberal media. read more
Kansas City Star (Free subscription) | 08/27/2009
strong>HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, Kansas Democrat: </strong>“Because of his work, senior citizens who would otherwise go hungry will receive meals. Millions of children across the country will have access to medical care and Head Start. And our nation is a fairer and more just place because of his tireless efforts to promote civil rights and end discrimination.” •••...
Dad29 (Free subscription) | 08/07/2009
Roeser : Catholic Charities USA has just landed the first federal contract of its career, and lo! it happened under Barack Obama: a 5-year federal agreement worth potentially more than $100 million. The monies, conferred by HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, the former abortion Catholic governor of Kansas, is a “natural disaster” relief fund to be dispersed to victims of such occurrences...
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 08/04/2009
In the midst of having a national dialogue on race and class, perhaps it's time to launch one about civility.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 08/01/2009
Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson has offered a $5,000 reward to help solve a nearly 16-month-old murder case in Kansas City, Kan. The amount is the maximum allowed by a Kansas statute that gives the governor the authority to issue a reward “whenever a heinous crime has been committed in the state,” a release from Parkinson’s office said Friday.
Liberal Oasis (Free subscription) | 07/31/2009
Former Kansas Governor and now Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius wrote an op-ed that appears in Yahoo! News. The sentiment of the article is correct. The current system is not sustainable. She then mentions a degree of consensus...
Denver Post (Free subscription) | 07/28/2009
The Department of Homeland Security relied on a rushed, flawed study to justify its decision to locate a $700 million research facility for highly infectious pathogens in a tornado-prone section of Kansas, according to a government report.
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