Scanning through the comments on this page, I noticed the names Kris Adair and Vanessa Sanburn. "I am putting myself as maybe so I can invite friends," Adair wrote. "We will be out of town. For sure I will never shop there again." Sanburn noted that she will be at the protest.
Adair and Sanburn are both members of the Lawrence School board. In an earlier item, I noted that the Lawrence School Board has approved the spending of more than $300,000 with Glenn Singleton's Pacific Educational Group (PEG) and his "Courageous Conversations" program. Ostensibly, the program's goal is to narrow the achievement gap between white and minority children. However, a perusal of PEG's classroom materials makes it clear that the program's actual objective is to promote socialism in government schools.
If Adair and Sanburn's support of "Courageous Conversartions" is not enough to convince you that they are left-wing radicals, their political activism regarding the Hobby Lobby case should seal the deal for you.
This shows why it is important for conservatives to get involved locally. We need to have representation on the school board. We may not be able to stop radical programs like "Courageous Conversations." However, with a voice on the school board at least we can make the public aware of them. I would estimate that at least 95% of Lawrencians know anything about "Courageous Conversations."
Don't think you're qualified to serve on the school board? Sanburn lived in Lawrence for less than a year before running for the school board in 2009 at the age of 27. She hadn't been a teacher in the classroom, although she did work as "a health educator for Planned Parenthood in Wichita." Her bio on the USD 497 website doesn't mention that, but Sanburn does mention her priorities include a "Focus on improving achievement for all students" (that's straight out of "Courageous Conversations") and "Make decisions based on facts and sound scientific data, not on ideology." She would have been more accurate if she had said "not on ideologies other than mine."
One last note: Adair says she is boycotting Hobby Lobby. That's her prerogative. Personally, I'm not a big fan of boycotts. However, those who support Hobby Lobby's position on religious freedom should keep in mind that Adair and her husband, Joshua Montgomery, own Wicked Broadband in Lawrence. According to the Lawrence Journal-World in May 2014, "Wicked was seeking a $500,000 economic development grant from the city, plus the waiver of multiple city fees, in exchange for undertaking a $1 million pilot project that would bring 1 gigabit broadband service to downtown and much of East Lawrence." Further, "Wicked now is asking the city to also underwrite its $500,000 loan it will need to build the pilot project."
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