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The bulldozers are set to roll, but a local historic preservation group is making a last-ditch attempt to save the historic Fidelity Title building at 221 N. Market. Greg Kite says his group recently offered the Wichita Bar Association $240,000 for the building — three times what the association paid for it just a few years ago. The preservationists even secured $500,000 for renovation. But the association, which earlier hinted it might consider just such an extravagant offer, now says forget it. Not interested. The Wichita Bar Association gains eight parking spaces, and Wichita loses a piece of its history and architectural heritage. What a deal.
P.S. Last month the association actually presented special President’s Awards to the legal defense team for their work in paving the way for the Fidelity demolition. Let’s hear it for their community spirit.
Posted by Randy Scholfield

Fifty-nine percent of Americans said they haven’t heard enough about U.S. Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to form an opinion about him, according to an AP-Ipsos poll released Thursday. And more than half of Americans want to know what he thinks about abortion before the Senate votes on him. The percentage who want an answer on this issue is higher — 60 percent — for Democrats and women. But you would have to guess that the percentage of senators who want answers about abortion is even higher. And luckily for the American people, they’re in a position to get them.
Posted by Melissa Cooley