Clay Wirestone
Opinion Editor at Kansas Reflector
Opinion editor for @KansasReflector. Once called "more calming and grounding than a bottle of Xanax." Husband of @maxwires, father of 13 year old.
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kansasreflector.com | Clay Wirestone
by Clay Wirestone, Kansas Reflector June 18, 2025 After the shootings of Minnesota state legislators and the apparent targeting of other officials, surely we can all agree that violence has no place in American politics. Surely. Yet what to make of the fact that President Donald Trump’s administration selected former Kansas Rep. Patrick Penn, R-Wichita, as the agriculture department’s deputy undersecretary for food, nutrition and consumer services?
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kansasreflector.com | Clay Wirestone
Brian Wilson, the sonic architect and soaring falsetto voice of the Beach Boys, was one of the most difficult interview subjects of my career. Not because he was angry or mean or uncooperative. Indeed, during our six-minute phone conversation in 2009, the famously troubled Wilson couldn’t have been any more pleasant. He simply gave short answers, then stopped speaking. I would ask another question, drawing on my knowledge as a longtime fan, and he would respond with another brief quip.
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yahoo.com | Clay Wirestone
Singer, songwriter and producer Brian Wilson performs "Pet Sounds" at the Pantages Theatre on May 26, 2017, in Los Angeles. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images)Brian Wilson, the sonic architect and soaring falsetto voice of the Beach Boys, was one of the most difficult interview subjects of my career. Not because he was angry or mean or uncooperative. Indeed, during our six-minute phone conversation in 2009, the famously troubled Wilson couldn’t have been any more pleasant.
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2 weeks ago |
kansasreflector.com | Clay Wirestone
The Trump administration has put my town — the place my family and I call home — on its hit list for a thought crime. What horrible thing have the people of Lawrence and wider Douglas County done to deserve this fate? Apparently, we don’t sufficiently detest immigrants. Put questions of legal status aside. As we all know, it doesn’t matter to the hate-bloated buffoons in Washington, D.C., what papers a person has or doesn’t have.
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3 weeks ago |
thepitchkc.com | Clay Wirestone
In their supposed eagerness to save money and do right by taxpayers, perhaps Kansas Republican leaders could try passing laws that don't trample on the rights of their constituents. That's my only response to lawsuits filed throughout May that highlight the downright sloppy lawmaking that has become a hallmark of our state's rushed, secretive legislative session.
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