Morris' race (BOE) is one to watch

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Morris' race is one to watch
By JOHN HANNA
Associated Press Writer

Saturday, August 27, 2005

TOPEKA (AP) --

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Five of the board's 10 seats will be filled next year, and four belong to conservatives, including Morris. That gives moderate Republicans and Democrats a chance to undo the board's 6-4 conservative majority. After the 2000 elections, the board went from a 6-4 conservative majority to a 7-3 majority of Democrats and moderate Republicans. But the majority swung back the conservatives' way, because they unseated moderate Republicans in 2002 and 2004.

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This year, conservatives are seeking changes in the science standards to expose students to more criticism of evolution. In a June newsletter, Morris described evolution as a fairy tale, sometimes defended with ''anti-God contempt and arrogance.''

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''Many might smirk and chuckle about evolution, but I think most of Kansas agrees with her about it,'' said state GOP Chairman Tim Shallenburger. ''It may not sell in Leawood, but I bet it would sell in Colby.''

Asked whether evolution would be a major issue, Tim Cruz, a former Garden City mayor who's running against Morris as a Democrat said, ''God, I hope not.'' ''The main issue should be what can we do to make our kids successful,'' he said.


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Joe Aistrup, head of Kansas State University's political science department, said some western Kansas residents have talked of not wanting their communities to ''become like Garden City'' -- code for more illegal immigrants. ''Her comments tapped into a deep-seated issue that has always been in the background,'' Aistrup said.



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[proud2BlibKansan]

1. If Morris is re-elected,

I will lose any faith I had left in the citizens of western Kansas.