Around Town – Feb. 27

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Feb. 27

Orchids to

Mary Ann Mantyla for her letter concerning the halfway houses, from a concerned taxpayer.

the editorial on Pam Bondi, which hits the nail on the head.

the Fresh Start Recovery Program that works to keep families together while recovering from substance use disorder.

the great Pieris rapae macro shot by Brittany Denton.

the green turn arrows from Whitfield Drive onto 10th Street.

Onions to

the denial of the request for commemoration for Rev. Jesse Jackson to lie in honor in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.

the continuance of revenge terminations of FBI agents who participated in the investigation of the elected one.

Senate Bill 76 that will let the appointed federal official sue local units of government and public universities for alleged violations of immigration enforcement activities.

the Board of Peace, which is nothing but a board of pillage.

Senate Bill 76 mandating local government cooperation with federal immigration detainer requests.

the SAVE Bill, which will preempt state voter registration processes and prevent hundreds of thousands of citizens from voting.

Kansas making transgender people’s driver’s licenses invalid effective immediately if their gender marker does not match their sex at birth.

the big city mayor who is portraying grown men throwing hunks of ice at police officers as a childhood snowball fight.