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Editorial: Kansas needs to repeal the death penalty law
From The Daily Kansan. By Caitlin Thornbrugh With the majority of the nation looking to save even a few dollars, it is not a surprise that the state of Kansas is trying to economize a budget that is becoming more and more of a problem. On Friday, a Senate committee will review a proposal to … [ Read More... ]
Switching off the death penalty
Today The Christian Science Monitor calls for an end of the Death Penalty in Kansas. If the bill passes, Kansas will become the third state in three years to eliminate capital punishment – another encouraging milestone on the way to ending this practice in America. The final words of the … [ Read More... ]
Winfield Daily Courier Urges Abolition
In a January 4, 2010 editorial the Winfield Daily Courier urges legislatures to abolish the death penalty, giving five reasons the death penalty is wrong. We can't say it better than the final line; "Justice should be found in the cool of the head, not the heat of the heart." … [ Read More... ]
Salina Journal Ponders Death Versus Dollars
An editorial in the Salina Journal of January 4, 2010 discusses the fact that Kansas lawmakers will start talking about eliminating the death penalty this month, but the debate will not be based on moral perspectives. Rather, they will be about money. Editor and Publisher Tom Bell says it is sad … [ Read More... ]
Victim Voices: Sue Norton
"The execution of Robert Knighton in 2003 was another crisis in my life, another trauma to heal from. He had been convicted of murdering my Daddy and Step-mother in 1990. My husband and I watched that execution not for vengeance but as a form of support since I had become the man’s only friend. Our … [ Read More... ]