It was noteworthy that Kansas GOP Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran released nearly identical statements Wednesday evening saying that they would not support the nomination of former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six (in photo) to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Neither said why he wouldn’t support the well-qualified Six, who, in addition to pulling the Attorney General’s Office out of the ditch during his short tenure, has been a district judge, an attorney in private practice and a law clerk to the appellate judge he’s trying to succeed. That lack of explanation is likely because there isn’t a good reason, and that their opposition is mostly driven by partisanship and abortion politics.
According to leading economists, the best cure for the economy is time, not more attempts by the Federal Reserve to stimulate growth. Of 38 economists surveyed by Associated Press, 36 oppose any further actions by the Fed, such as cutting short-term interest rates and buying Treasury bonds. “There are no magic bullets,” said John Silvia, chief economist at Wells Fargo. Instead, what’s needed is time for consumers to further shrink their debts and for the housing market to recover.
With just 44 percent of USD 259’s first-graders meeting benchmark targets in reading and with the federal No Child Left Behind law expecting 100 percent proficiency by 2014, the district had a reason for urgency in adopting a new kindergarten reading curriculum for the fall. Still, the administration’s process in selecting the Read Well curriculum was no model for the future. Such a major change and investment, $1 million, should not have left some teachers and board members feeling out of the loop. If the hurried process followed board policy — and board member Barb Fuller suggested it didn’t — the policy should be changed to guarantee that the board and teachers have more of an opportunity for input into such curriculum decisions.
It was noteworthy that Kansas GOP Sens. Pat Roberts and Jerry Moran released nearly identical statements Wednesday evening saying that they would not support the nomination of former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six (in photo) to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Neither said why he wouldn’t support the well-qualified Six, who, in addition to pulling the Attorney General’s Office out of the ditch during his short tenure, has been a district judge, an attorney in private practice and a law clerk to the appellate judge he’s trying to succeed. That lack of explanation is likely because there isn’t a good reason, and that their opposition is mostly driven by partisanship and abortion politics.
