Kansas Liberty Opinions
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A Dying Star
Yet another survey trashes the press. People distrust the media more than ever, yet conservatives continue to worry about what the papers say. What’s going on? If you live in Kansas City, you won’t get the answer in the Star, explains Denis Boyles.
Keep your hands off my butts!
Kansas has laws restricting all kinds of things, from how fast you drive to how late in a pregnancy an abortion is allowed. The trouble is only politically convenient laws are enforced. The result is a growing disrespect for the state's courts and enforcement agencies. As Denis Boyles writes, monitoring abortions given to minors is one thing. Banning smoking in bars? That's something else!
Topeka’s Star Chamber
Locking the courthouse door may seem like a lousy way to insure fair justice for all, but holding secret hearings on one of the state's most controversial issues is exactly what the Kansas Supreme Court is doing, writes Denis Boyles.

