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David Hicks

David Hicks writes for The Sentinel, a publication focusing on news and issues in the state of Kansas.

Kansas
Judge rules Kansas city violated famous burger joint’s rights in UFO-themed mural case

(The Sentinel) — The City of Salina unconstitutionally restricted the free speech of a century-old hamburger restaurant when it decided UFO-themed artwork on the outside wall of the Cozy… Read More

November 21, 2025
Education
As 31 states (not Kansas) restrict cell phone use in schools, researchers study its effect on achievement, teacher satisfaction

(The Sentinel) — A survey inEducation Week  lists the efforts in 31 states and the District of Columbia to either restrict or outright ban cell phone… Read More

November 4, 2025
Kansas City
Gardner Edgerton School Board candidate vows to stay in the race despite filing in one district, moving to another

(The Sentinel) — Business owner and USD 231 School Board candidate Keith Davenport finds himself in a unique position just weeks before voters go to the polls. He’s a… Read More

October 14, 2025
Charlie Kirk
Kansas school board member refuses to resign after resolution demanding it

(The Sentinel) — Embattled Manhattan-Ogden School Board Member Dr. Katie Allen refused her colleagues’ demand that she resign her position, days after losing her job with the Kansas Department… Read More

September 22, 2025
Public Education
Former Kansas elementary teacher pleads no contest to charges of taking indecent liberties with a child

​(The Sentinel) – Jerome Riscovallez, 55, a former Henry Leavenworth Elementary School teacher, avoided trial later this month by entering two pleas of no contest to… Read More

September 12, 2025