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My brother graduated from SM North... I graduated from SM Northwest. That part of Kansas ( Johnson county ) is one of the more affluent counties in the Midwest, possibly in the entire nation ( but we grew up in a poor area ). It is also home to some very right wing nutjobs. Kansas used to be a "country club republican" sort of state with a lot of middle of the road republicans and middle of the road democrats. My feeling is that it is now much more polarized than it was, and is now also way more MAGA than I would have ever guessed. Yes, occasionally Democrats win elections there, but there is also a lot of "brain drain" as people who have skills move to other areas of the country where you find either more options for entertainment or employment or both.

I hope she loses the lawsuit and has to pay all legal fees... but my money is on she wins or there is a settlement that rewards her bigotry.