TOPEKA, Kan. (CBS/AP) — A court office in Kansas' most populous county has issued a marriage license to a gay couple, believed to be the first such license in the state. Liz Dickinson, a member of the gay-rights group Equality Kansas, said she was at the county courthouse Friday whe...
Roots of abolitionism A marriage license for Doy and his wife, Jane Dunn, in Yorkshire County, England, further helped corroborate the possible connection. âÂÂJohn Doy wasnâÂÂt a doctor when he left England but he was when he arrived in America, or shortly after his ar...
The 2014 elections in Kansas were full of controversy. But in Douglas County they went off without a hitch, thanks in large part to County Clerk Jamie Shew and his staff who manage the nuts-and-bolts technical processes of running an election. Shew has been known for finding creative ways ...