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Washington Post
a day ago
- Washington Post
Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say
PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas — A sheriff's deputy in Kansas responding to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy, authorities said. Phillips County Sheriff's Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour after the shooting Friday evening in Phillipsburg, the sheriff's office said. The city of about 2,000 people is near the state's border with Nebraska.
Associated Press
a day ago
- Associated Press
Kansas deputy, suspect killed in exchange of gunfire after a call about fireworks, authorities say
PHILLIPSBURG, Kansas (AP) — A sheriff's deputy in Kansas responding to a call about fireworks died after being shot by a man who was then killed by the fatally wounded deputy, authorities said. Phillips County Sheriff's Office Deputy Brandon Gaede, 30, was pronounced dead at a hospital about an hour after the shooting Friday evening in Phillipsburg, the sheriff's office said. The city of about 2,000 people is near the state's border with Nebraska. The sheriff's office said Gaede was responding to a call about illegal, non-consumer-grade fireworks being detonated at a home in the city when he made contact with Kolton Griffith, a resident at the home believed to be responsible for the fireworks. When Gaede tried to place Griffith in handcuffs after developing probable cause to arrest him, a struggle broke out and Griffith pulled out a handgun that had been concealed and shot Gaede, the sheriff's office said. Despite being struck by gunfire, Gaede returned fire, hitting Griffith multiple times, the sheriff's office said. Griffith died at the scene. The shooting will be investigated by the Sedgwick County Sheriff's Office.
New York Times
10-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Let Us Praise Teachers, Not Devalue Them
To the Editor: Re 'Teachers Saved My Life. Why Do We Scorn Them?,' by John B. King Jr. (Opinion guest essay, June 1): As a retired secondary school teacher and school administrator who now serves as a community college trustee, I commend Mr. King for his personal reflection on how teachers became his lifeline as he navigated the awesome challenges of his young life. More than that, I applaud how he repaid those teachers a thousandfold by his lifetime as an educator who clearly sees how the Trump administration is trying to destroy public education with no concern for the irreparable damage its actions are taking on the lives of young people. While there is little hope that this administration will heed Mr. King's call for the federal government to protect and accelerate the transformative power of education, all of us whose lives have been positively changed by great teachers should make our voices heard in every possible forum to challenge the Trump agenda to dismantle public education. The future of our country depends on us. Peter SchmidtPhillipsburg, N.J. To the Editor: John B. King Jr. is not the first and certainly not the last person whose life has been saved by a teacher. That's what teachers do: expand our lives and our outlooks, and open new worlds. The dedicated nuns who taught me in our small Catholic school and the professors who opened new worlds of literature and mathematics may not have saved my life, but they certainly expanded it manyfold. And perhaps the best gift I received from them was a love of learning. The Trump administration knows well that an educated population is the death knell for the MAGA movement and must not be permitted to develop. Different viewpoints must not be tolerated, and controversial topics must not be taught, lest the people become aware and, God forbid, thoughtful. Education is no friend to dictators. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
