We don't think Rep. Todd Tiahrt, who represents Kansas' 4th Congressional District (a south-easternish chunk of the state that includes Wichita), got quite enough recognition over the past week.Of course, we noted on Monday the Congressman's gasp-inducing speech on the floor of the U.S. House, where, arguing against federal funding for abortion, he suggested that the president's and Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' mothers might have aborted them had such funds been available when th
Jeff Sharlet​I apologize for the short notice on this one. Jeff Sharlet, author of The Family, a look inside a Washington, D.C., secret society that prays together and shapes public policy, is scheduled to speak Tuesday night at Congregation Beth Torah (6100 W. 127th St.) in Overland Park. After his talk, Sharlet with sign copies of his book. Mainstream Coalition is sponsoring Sharlet's talk, which should hit home to Kansans. The Family's members include Kansas' U.S. Sen. Sam Brownback