Dec 17, 2025 | BOCC, Elections, Kansas Issues, Taxes, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara In case you missed it, the controversy on the “renewal” of the Johnson County 1/4 cent sales public safety tax ended on December 9, 2025. Shawnee County District Judge Jay Befort found that the Johnson County BOCC violated state...
Dec 2, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara I have been thinking about and researching AI, how it is currently and will continue to bend, confuse, obfuscate and manipulate YOU AND ME!! Yes, AI is the data set (Large Language Model or LLM) of programmers’ handy work. Although...
Nov 25, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Property Taxes, Taxes, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Well, my November 20th Facebook post on property tax bills hitting our mailboxes created quite the flurry of comments. BUT first a bit of information. You may pay your property taxes under protest which gives you the right to appeal...
Nov 18, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara First, it is Veterans Day and I want to acknowledge the sacrifice that our veterans have made protecting our freedoms. Too bad so few take seriously protecting our freedoms at the ballot box with fewer than 25% voting in Johnson...
Nov 6, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Good morning!! I’m home from a quick trip to Scott City, and once again I’m filled with hope. Every community I visit reminds me how deeply Kansans love their hometowns and how determined they are to see them thrive. And always—the...
Oct 29, 2025 | Elections, Kansas Issues, Public Safety, Safety, Transparency, Voting
By: Charlotte O’Hara Dear Friends, I do not even know where to begin. Am I still in Kansas? Surely this must have happened in California. Nope, on October 2nd, Wichita hosted a full-blown globalist love-a-thon, proudly sponsored by EVERGY, Wichita State...