Opinion: D.C. wrecking crew has taken sledgehammer to services for Kansas rural communities

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An old barn stands on an abandoned homestead in southwest Kansas. (Kevin Hardy/Stateline)

An old barn stands on an abandoned homestead in southwest Kansas. (Kevin Hardy/Stateline)

Christy Davis Kansas Reflector Opinion

“ A good t h ing t o remember. A better thing to do. Work with the construction gang. Not the wrecking crew.”

As a fifth-generation Kansan who has spent more than two decades building up Kansas communities, I was honored to be appointed by the White House as state director for U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in 2022. Throughout my years working…