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Join the Peace and Social Justice Center at Common Grounds Coffee House, here...
This Saturday, February 1, members of the Peace and Social Justice Center, here in Kansas, will meet at the Common Grounds Coffee House, here in Wichita, KS. Participants don’t have to be members of...
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Protecting public schools is not anti-Catholic
By SJ OttoEvery once in a while The Wichita Eagle runs an article from some right-wing nut. This Sunday they did just that, with; “SCOTUS has a chance to do away with a big barrier to school choice.”...
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It’s another Super Bowl Party again—crass consumerism
By SJ OttoOnce again it is Super Bowl Sunday. That is a day that is celebrated as if it were a real holiday, like Thanksgiving. It is like Black Friday in that it is not a real holiday, but it is...
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I avoided our buffoon president Trump’s Sate of the Union speech
By SJ OttoI am thankful for political out lets such as Politico. Thanks to them I did not have to actually watch that stupid buffoon of a president—Donald Trump. That this man ever got elected is pure...
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Abortion measure appears short of passage in Kansas House
By SJ OttoThis was a big victory for the pro-choice movement in Kansas. Anti-abortion groups have worked hard to outlaw a woman’s right to an abortion. Wichita feminist have had a long struggle against...
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As Kansas lawmakers battle over abortion, Medicaid expansion could be casualty
By SJ OttoKansas Senate President Susan Wagle wants to move up to being a US Senator. If there is any way possible, we need to stop her. She has persistently blocked Medicaid expansion in Kansas. She...
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Bernie Sander supporters are gearing up for the Kansas primary
By SJ OttoSupporters of Bernie Sanders met here, last Sunday, in Wichita, for a pot-luck, to discuss strategy for getting elected elected. Among the discussion of tactics included getting people to go...
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Yahoo poll shows Sanders can win
By SJ OttoA Yahoo News story provides real good news for progressive Democrats. A Yahoo Poll shows that Bernie Sanders is able to beat all the other Democrat contenders. That news is hard to believe,...
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Betelgeuse may be the next super nova in our night sky—or day!
By SJ OttoI don’t usually write about regular science here, but there is a thin line between science and political science. Several years ago I was reading about giant stars—the type that are so large,...
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Some Canadians DO support their health care system
By SJ OttoThere are times when a foreign person can say it better than those of us who live here in the US. An example is the tweet below. This is an example of a Canadian telling us how it is in his...
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Wagle's guest editorial is more Republican lies!
By SJ OttoEvery now and then I read a guest commentary from elected officials, in The Wichita Eagle. Since I live in Kansas, most of the officials, whose commentary appear in The Wichita Eagle, are...
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Sanders is still on top—is he really unstoppable?
By SJ OttoSo far Bernie Sanders, the democratic socialist, has been the front runner and nothing could be better than that. All the other Democratic hacks, except for Elizabeth Warren, have vowed to...
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County Commissioner Lacey Cruse holds a town discussion here in Wichita
This Saturday I attended a meeting of Lacey Cruse, County Commissioner, District 4 of Sedgwick County, at the La Familia/ Community Senior Center, for the benefit of her constituents. This gave...
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The established conservative so called “Democrats” finally got a win for...
By SJ OttoIt has been a major victory for establishment, as Joe Biden takes several states, during Super Tuesday. For greedy people who want to avoid any real change in America, this was their night....
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fears Bernie and Joe supporters won’t support each...
By SJ OttoCongresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez appeared on “Late Night With Seth Meyers” just recently and she complained that there are too many people in the Democratic Party, who will not vote in...
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As long as I live—I will never end my fight against capitalism—Socialism 2020
We came so close and yet not far enough!By SJ OttoBy now it looks like Joe Biden has nearly sown up the nomination for Democratic candidate to take on President Donald Trump. The irony for me is that...
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Will the Coronavirus epidemic change the way we see ”Medicare for All”?
By SJ OttoIn my life time I have never seen anything like this—the Coronavirus. I suppose we have had these kinds of public health emergencies, such as the plague,in the past. But I was born in the mid...
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Stingy far-far-far-far to the right politicians have caused another rural...
By SJ OttoAnother small-town KansasHospitalis closing down. And this is not a good time to lose a hospital. According to The Wichita Eagle:“With a growing threat looming from the global coronavirus...
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Bernie Sanders’ bid is over—it is time to move on and help other progressives
By SJ OttoMany people are now telling Bernie Sanders it is time to quit the race for president. He has no chance of winning. Joe Biden has the upper hand and there is no way for him to win.A real...
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