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Activist turn out to oppose Sedgwick County Commission cuts
By OttoTired of seeing their community damaged by constant public funding cuts, local people turned out for a rally for QuitTheCuts, in OldTown, Wichita, Friday evening. More than 60 people showed up...
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An update for Bernie Sanders for prez.
Another meeting for the Bernie Sanders campaign drew more than 30 people to help plan for actions in the Wichita area, last Wednesday night at the Peace and Social Justice Center.Joan Gedraitis was...
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Sedgwick County Commission cuts could kill 65 poor people
Once in a while, The Wichita Eagle has a decent article I can use and this article, "Report: SedgwickCounty health budget cuts could contribute to 65 deaths a year," is one of them. The Wichita Eagle...
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Republican JV debate wrap-up: Well, that was a whole lot of nothing
From Daily Kos:Well, that was terrible. Truly terrible. From the premises of the questions—frequent variations on why are you not popular—to the decision to stage the debate in a nearly-audienceless...
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Large crowd turns out for the Bernie Sanders campaign in Wichita
By OttoWichitans for Bernie Sanders for president met Saturday to gear up for future events and the Caucus next March. More than 80 people attended the event and many were interested in such campaign...
View ArticleJulian Bond was good for civil rights
Another famous civil rights leaders has died, Julian Bond. Bond was a liberal and he was a top notch civil rights activist. He was also instrumental in anti-war activities. He also ran and won several...
View ArticleWichita Police say clinic bomber had no intentions of attacking the facility
This article sounds suspicious. If this guy was a Moslem, he would have been arrested and have would never seen the light if day. This guy said he was looking for a job. If that is correct, then it...
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Taking action to defend women's reproductive rights
I (Otto) received the following notice from Julie Burkhart, Founder and CEO of Trust Women and South Wind Women's Center;In states like Kansasand Oklahoma, abortion is not considered polite dinner...
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DemoFest brings on the best and worst of the Democratic Party
By OttoBanquets, strategy meetings and political information tables were all part of DemoFest, Friday and Saturday. I went to this event on Saturday afternoon. One speaker I was impressed with was...
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Indictments will be long: State sent unsecured "classified" e-mails during...
Here is a case of the "pot calling the kettle black"- OttoFrom Daily Kos:A point I have tried to make a number of times on the "Eghazi: It's Classified!""scandal" is that the originators of the...
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Jimmy Carter tells us what we already know- The US is no longer a democracy
Carter is telling us what we already know. Our democracy is a sham and an oligarchy. As others as myself have pointed out the problems with US democracy are:-In our system it is that wealthy people who...
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The Bernie Sanders campaign for president is spreading throughout the state...
by OttoThe Bernie Sanders campaign has spread throughout Kansas.This Saturday Democrats met at the El Dorado Pizza Hut to discuss the Bernie Sanders campaign. The group was small, about 15 people. But...
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Fentanyl is deadly— but don't trade our freedom for safety
From Otto's War Room:There's a new drug causing havoc, acetyl fentanyl mixed with heroin. It is killing people — and as usual politicians, those who lack any vision, intuition or the ability to grasp...
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Columnist Merritt exposes Commissioner Richard Ranzau as a complete ass hole
by OttoBy now, those of us who live in SedgwickCountyrealize that Sedgwick County Commissioner Richard Ranzau’s is a destructive jerk. He is a knot-head and a far-right dogmatist that believes that...
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Peruvians protest against the "invasion" of US marines
As with Colombiathe US is interfering in the internal affairs of a foreign country, Peru. The government there has welcome the interference so they can use the US troops to help squash a rebellion and...
View ArticleWoody Guthrie- Union songs...
Today is fake Labor Day...that holiday the came up with to lure workers away from the real Labor Day on May 1. Here are some fun union songs to sing today. -OttoYou Gotta Go Down And Join The...
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It's 9/11 or "Patriot Day" today as Prez. Obama declairedd
Today is "Patriot Day." That is the new name that Prez. Barack Obama came up with for this day, in 2009. That doesn't mean a lot has really changed. It comes with the usual flying half mast flags and...
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An update from Bernie Sanders
Dear Brothers and Sisters,Back when I was in the U.S. House, I was the first member of Congress to take constituents across the border to Canada to highlight the huge disparity between the cost of...
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Don’t miss “I Am Pol Pot” for fall reading
This is a good time to buy books for fall reading and “I Am Pol Pot,” by Steve Otto. It is the best way to learn of the Indo-China war, of the 1960s and 1970s, especially the rise of the Khmer Rouge...
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