An anonymous reader dropped me a note asking why The Eagle didn’t disclose Randy Brown’s financial connections to Wichita Greyhound Park. Randy was quoted in Mark McCormick’s column in Local & State, and also wrote on our Opinion pages in favor of a yes vote for a casino and for slots at the greyhound track.
The writer believed Randy’s wife, Linda Parks, does legal work for the track. "Mr. Brown may not be being paid directly, but he sure is profiting, even if he is just helping his wife retain a lucrative client," the reader wrote. He or she wanted to know why we didn’t tell readers about this connection.
We would have. If it were true. Linda Parks (a partner at Hite Fanning Honeyman) was one of the attorneys for the track until Phil Ruffin purchased it in 1997. She retains an unpaid position on the board of the park’s charitable organization.
– Sherry