May 13, 2026 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Well, this is quite the kerfuffle within the Republican world, Senate President Ty Masterson and Philip Sarnecki (two of my opponents in the governor’s race), have taken maximum contributions from “gas station heroin” kratom kingdom...
Apr 28, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Education: Local, Local, Local and the Cabal of Tax Incentive Funded Candidates Whew, what a week!! I drove nearly 1,000 miles going to Abilene, Salina, Ellis, Scott City, Garden City, Dodge City, Ellinwood, Hutchinson, Andover and...
Apr 8, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara First, I will opine on Pride Month, our annual pilgrimage to the grim side of life, then President Trump’s reversal on cutting Planned Parenthood Title X funds, next more of an explanation of PBMs (Pharmacy Benefit Managers) and last...
Feb 17, 2026 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara When was the moment Your life had dignity Value, worth? At first breath? At 3 years? Or 3 days? You were alive In your mother’s womb, So value, dignity was yours At nine months, 4 months Or 1 day? Count back One second at a time You...
Feb 6, 2026 | BOCC, Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Dear Hunt Family’s Chiefs, Fools are we To give to thee Gold that is ours To quench thy desires Of padding thy bottom line? How can it be One set of rules for thee Yet another for folks like me? No other could dare to ask For...
Jan 13, 2026 | Elections, JoCo Budget, JoCo Spending, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Public Safety, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara I was not going to write another column about the Chiefs’ Star Bond fiasco, but…the continuing bad news for projects backed by tax incentives in the KC area has compelled me to once again dig into the enormous tax giveaway for the...
