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Opinion Botched rollout of the coronavirus vaccine reflects who we are. How did we ever win two world wars? Where’s Rosie the Riveter and her “We can do it!” slogan? The rapid creation of a vaccine to snuff out coronavirus is a medical miracle. Thank you, scientists! The handoff to government to take charge of injections is the opposite of a medical miracle. No thanks to you, politicians. It’s not like you didn’t know this was coming. It’s one thing when they mess with your property taxes. That’s tails on the coin. But heads is when they mess with your life. ....
Tim Carpenter, Kansas Reflector TOPEKA The privatized system in Kansas for handling child support payments to 140,000 children suffers from Byzantine complexity perplexing to employees and the public, a laissez-faire approach to enforcement of support orders, and a computer network that should be a candidate for the scrap heap but isn’t because of high replacement costs. The child support program overseen by the Kansas Department for Children and Families and operated by a collection of private contractors hired by the state was placed under the microscope of Midwest Evaluation and Research, an Emporia consulting firm. The independent evaluator was hired by DCF to review accountability and effectiveness of the privatized system in the context of Kansas’ performance on key metrics and with knowledge of persistent complaints about IT and communication shortcomings. ....