Pastor Micah hayes has counselled his congregation, and catholic churches have held vigils across the state. The arch diocese of kansas city has donated close to two point five million dollars to the main campaign supporting the amendment. A short drive from pastor hayes's church, the parking lot of the johnson county election office was bustling with early voters on saturday.
For decades Ayman al-Zawahiri was the chief ideologue of the terrorist group. We ask what his death in Afghanistan means for the broader jihadist movement. A vote on abortion in Kansas today is a sharp test of the electorate following the gutting of Roe v Wade. And remembering Diana Kennedy, an indefatigable food writer and champion of Mexican cuisine.
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