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REGAN: Community needs thoughtful leaders

| March 1, 2026 1:00 AM

Brent Regan’s Feb. 27 column defending the selection of the KCRCC Lincoln Day speaker is less troubling for whom it supports than for how it makes its case.

Reasonable people can disagree with invited speakers. Political organizations have every right to select candidates who reflect their priorities and energize their supporters. That isn’t the issue. The issue is tone, and the broader effect that tone has on our local civic culture.

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