In Defense of Phill Kline
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In 2005, Planned Parenthood listed this man as one of "Seven Politicians You Don't Want In Your Bedroom." He has been called an "anti-abortion zealot," and a "crusader." He has been accused of putting his own religious convictions ahead of the rule of law. He has been damned in hundreds of op-eds. He even has a website dedicated solely to denouncing him. His name is Phill Kline, and the Population Research Institute would like to officially rise to his defense.

'Bodies Revealed' inappropriate for field trips, says Archbishop
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Local Catholic officials on Tuesday said the “Bodies Revealed” exhibit opening Friday at Union Station is “unseemly and inappropriate” for church school field trips. The joint statement was issued by Archbishop Joseph F. Naumann of the Archdiocese of Kansas City in Kansas and Bishop Robert W. Finn of the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph. The Bishops said: “Whatever the merits of ‘Bodies’ as an educational exhibit, and however well-intentioned the exhibit’s creators might be, we believe that the use of human bodies in this way fails to respect the persons involved.”

Cargill suspends $200 million ethanol facility until market changes
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Cargill has suspended development of a $200 million ethanol plant near Topeka because of difficult market conditions, a Cargill official said Monday. "The economics are not at a point where we see fit to move forward," Cargill spokesman Bill Brady said. "The economics are not where they were a year and a half ago." He declined to describe the factors contributing to poor market conditions, but an economist told The Capital-Journal last week that escalating grain prices were making it difficult for ethanol plants to make a profit.

Nuclear power plant bill wins initial approval
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A bill to encourage the development of more nuclear power plants in Kansas on Thursday received first-round approval in the Senate.

Teacher Arrested for Molestation
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A Buhler High School debate teacher and coach was arrested today on charges that he had a sexual relationship with a foreign-exchange student.

Teacher Convicted for Molestation
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A former teacher in Johnson County and Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty Tuesday to using a computer to entice a minor to engage in sexual activity.

Wind Farms Endangering Migratory Birds
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Whooping cranes, one of the world’s rarest birds, have waged a valiant battle against extinction. But federal officials warn of a new potential threat to the endangered cranes: wind farms.

Another KC Area Tax-Funded Events Center Planned
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Independence officials on Wednesday celebrated the results of a vote that authorizes a tax to pay for a $60 million events center. This, despite news that the company Independence has been negotiating with to build and operate the facility might be reviewing its business plan or development arrangements. The building should be complete by “late 2009. Global, which owns the Central Hockey League, a minor league, has pledged to place a hockey team in the facility.

13 year-old Victim testifies she had sex in exchange for meth
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A Salina girl testified Thursday in Saline County District Court that she had sex with a 36-year-old man when she was 13 in exchange for methamphetamine.

Kansas Senate attacks Private Education of children
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The Senate rewarded a Topeka senator's persistence Thursday by passing a bill requiring Kansas public school children to attend kindergarten. The bill would make Kansas parents exempt their children from the requirement if the child was privately educated or if the family had religious objections to participation in public school at the younger age. The Public School, all-day kindergarten initiative was recommended by Gov. Kathleen Sebelius.