Morning Minutes: Oct. 5
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Kan. Supreme Court to rule on damages cap
Business, medical and advocacy groups are awaiting a decision from the Kansas Supreme Court on whether the state can continue to limit damages in lawsuits for pain and suffering.
The justices planned…
Philip Maddocks: New ad will portray Romney as extraordinary man of the people
GateHouse News Service Mitt Romney’s campaign is stepping up its effort to make the candidate more appealing to the average voter, saying it will release a new television ad next week in which Mr. Ro…
AREA PREP SCORES
Area prep scores and district standings
Wichita postal worker gets wallet, $1,300 returned
A Wichita mail carrier says he's extremely grateful for a letter he recently received.
Red Demons travel for Hays for league game
Red Demons battle injuries as well as Indians tonight
Rick Holmes: The real deal on Obama’s ‘new deal’
In a week spent celebrating his first term, Barack Obama’s greatest domestic achievement was barely mentioned. Victims of a kind of Stockholm syndrome, they’ve spent four years absorbing myths genera…
The bailout: By the actual numbers
Quick, how many billions in the red are taxpayers on the bailout of GM? AIG? Fannie and Freddie? Is it true that the government has reaped a profit from bailing out the banks? It should be easy to fi…
Philip Maddocks: Democrats vote to replace the word ‘God’ with ‘Bill Clinton’
GateHouse News Service Reacting to the chorus of praise for the convention speech delivered by Bill Clinton, Democrats hastily voted to change their party platform for a second time in less than a we…
Fact check: The debate
Summary We found exaggerations and false claims flying thick and fast during the first debate between President Obama and his Republican challenger, Mitt Romney. Obama accused Romney of proposing a $…