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The Kansas Legislature continues to grind toward a tax agreement today. It’s tempting to snicker at the chambers’ inability to actually pass a budget after working at it for three months, but we should cut lawmakers some slack. Remaking an entire state takes time. Much has been made of the continuing gridlock in our national government, brought on largely by the polarized nature of our two major political parties. Divided national government, in our time, is a recipe for dysfunction. But a much different dynamic is playing out in state governments. There, one-party control is becoming the norm. According to...

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted on Sun, Nov. 10, 2002 How endorsement process works By MIRIAM PEPPER Columnist I'm in the woodshed today at the suggestion of several readers. It seems they're annoyed about the candidates the editorial board endorsed in last week's election. They also suggested I stay here until I rot. I must say, some readers' assessments of our choices were creatively descriptive, ranging from "stupid" to "irresponsible" to "biased" to words unprintable for a family newspaper. A reply is in order. The editorial board is comprised of 10 long-tenured, not-infallible journalists. Each has at least 25 years in journalism. We...