Karen Crnkovich for JoCo Board of Commissioners Chair

 OK, even if you can't pronounce her last name just remeber she IS the one Karen that JoCo needs to be Chairman of the County Commission.

Let's keep it simple. In 2023, 2024 and 2025 the KC Chamber recognized the business that she owns as one of the top 10 small businesses.  Now, what kind of business?  It's a heating, cooling, ventialting and plumbing comapny.  That's right, she is an electrician and a plumber and knows what it means to get in the trenches and work.  She has no qualms about getting her hands dirty, and run a successful business.

Besides her work, she has been involved in various community and charitable organizations.  One such organization she herself founded:  "Strong Homes, Strong Families" which is a non-profit that helps struggling home owners with needed urgent repairs. Visit her web site for a complete list of all that she has been involved with, including as a past president of the Junior League.

August 4th is one week away.  We deserve a hardworking, business oriented individual to lead our county's Board of Commissioners.  Vote for Karen......you won't regret it.  

Eric Jenkins for Congress - Republican Primary August 4th 2026

The summer primary is rapidly approaching and Republicans need to choose a candidate to run against Sharice Davids.

IMHO that person would be Eric Jenkins.  Eric has spent his life serving his country and his community.  He served 34 years in the US Army,both active and reserve time, retiring as a Colonel.  That service also included multiple deployments to hostile areas of the world (Iraq & Afghanistan).  

As a member of FEMA he was responsible for  overseeing the rebuilding of communities devastated by natural disasters.  

On the local level he served many years on both the City of Shawnee's Planning Commission and then the City Council with two terms as Council President.

Eric knows what it means to literally serve for the people, as opposed to those who only know how to give lip service.

Vote for Eric on primary day, August 4th, 2026 so he can then go forward to challenge Sharice Davids and bring some much needed intelligence and a strong work ethic to Washington for the citizens of Kansas' 3rd Congressional District.

His web site is https://ericjenkinsforkansas.com/

Should We Elect Our State Supreme Court Justices?

 It's been awhile since I have posted.  Very simple explanation.  After doing this for approximately twenty years I felt it was time to "retire" and let the younger folks get more involved.  Seeing some of the things that are happening recently I've decided to get "back in the swim". Probably for a short time though.

With that said, let's talk abour the upcoming election and the ballot question about the selection of Kansas Supreme Court Justices.  A yes vote on the ballot question will change the procedure and make it a direct election by the citizens.  A no vote keeps the current procedure.

So, first we must look at what the current procedure is, which is a nominating commission and then selection by the governor.  The Supreme Court Nominating Commission has nine members.  There is one lawyer and one non-lawyer from each of the state's four congressional districts, plus one lawyer who serves as chairperson.  Nonlawyers are appointed by the governor.  Lawyers are elected by other lawyers within their congressional districts.  The chairperson is elected by lawyers statewide.  The commission presents three candidates to the governor.  If the governor does not select one of the candidates within 60 days then by the state constitution the list is turned over to the chief justice to make the selection.

Now, the folks that are supporting a no vote have been saying that the justices are selected on a merit basis and are supposedly voter approved.  They are also saying that if the positions were filled by citizen elections that billionaires would control the elections.  Now, needless to say the "vote no" folks are heavily democratic and are full of BS.  

Who determines whether the candidates have merit?  Lawyers elected by other lawyers to nominate other lawyers to serve.  Yeah, I know, there are 4 nonlawyers on the commission, but there are 5 lawyers.  Do the math, it's lawyers picking lawyers. Voter approved?  Only after they have served are they placed on the ballot for a vote for retention.

The most recent appointee to the Supreme Court, Larkin Walsh never served one day as a judge in a lower court.  She had been a lawyer for approximately 20 years and had served as a law clerk to judges.  But, she herself never sat on the bench prior to her appointment to the state's highest court.

Now as for the statements about billionaires controlling the court......gotta laugh.  Go ahead, tell me that there are no billionaires telling democrats what to do.  Ever hear of George Soros?  It seems though that blaming billionaires for anything and everything that ails folks is the buzz word of the left wing element of this country.

My choice:  Vote "yes" to the ballot question and let the people decide, not a lawyer controlled commission.