Tag: David Toland

“Avenue Q,” the recent production by the Iola Community Theatre, deftly uses humor and props to prick our consciences. The musical uses some familiar (puppet) faces and because of its adult nature is commonly referred…

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Disagreements and personality clashes in the small southeast Kansas town of Iola might be a root cause of a current battle over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelley’s nomination to lead the Kansas…

David Toland should be the commerce secretary of Kansas. With abundant experience in economic development and an impressive resume as CEO of Thrive Allen County, Toland would be an asset to the department and the…

Katrina Springer admits that up until now she had pretty much “just blindly believed” information from Kansans for Life, the pro-life group with a goal to eradicate abortion. All that changed Wednesday night when Springer,…

Dear editor, This Trump-voter supports David Toland for Secretary of Commerce.  Friends, please email Kansas senators — www.kslegislature.org — and ask them to support his confirmation.  David and Beth Toland are true public servants. It’s…

On Monday, members of the board of directors of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce issued a statement in support of David Toland’s confirmation as Secretary of Commerce. In a letter addressed to Sen. Julia…

Grievances generated by policy and personality clashes in a southeast Kansas community have spilled onto the statewide stage in the battle over Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly?s nominee to head the state Department of Commerce. David…

In their attempts to derail the confirmation of Iola’s David Toland as Secretary of Commerce, his opponents have stooped to a new low. On Tuesday, Kansans for Life issued a statement insinuating that Thrive Allen…

Dear editor, Thirty to forty folks from Allen County went to Topeka last Wednesday and Thursday to attend David Toland’s hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee.     The hearing was a painful experience for…

Dear editor, I am appalled to read that the Senate panel recommended against the nomination of David Toland.  As a former resident of Iola, I have been very much impressed with the work he has…