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    Recently in the news is an important story for Kansans because they will have the opportunity to vote online for one of their own to become the finalist in the Teleflora search for “America’s Favorite Mom.”

It is only partially true that in presidential elections “as Maine goes, so goes the nation.” The term emerged in the 19th century because at the time Maine held its elections for statewide and congressional offices in September, not November.

    The Kansas Board of Regents should put pressure on state legislators to adequately fund higher education, but it also should stand by its decision to limit university tuition increases regardless of how much state funding legislators approve.

When I was a little girl and reached the age to comb my own hair, my mother called my attention to the fact that I didn't comb the back of my head. This was my reasoning: "Don't worry, Mom. Nobody can see it.”