Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly entered office in 2019 promising stability in school finance and improvements in student outcomes. Instead, data from state agencies, national assessments, […]
Dane Hicks
Dane Hicks is a graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism and the United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School at Quantico, VA. He is the author of novels "The Skinning Tree" and "A Whisper For Help." As publisher of the Anderson County Review in Garnett, KS., he is a recipient of the Kansas Press Association's Boyd Community Service Award as well as more than 60 awards for excellence in news, editorial and photography.
To hurt Trump, media obscures “affordability”
Does the mainstream media hate Donald Trump enough to lie about the U.S. economy in order to damage Republicans’ chances of holding congressional majorities and […]
Medicaid-boosted salaries put SEKMHC execs in top 1% of earners in Kansas, USA
Salaries paid to executives at the Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center pushed those top leaders into the celebrated “1 percent” of wage earners not just […]
George Soros’ tightens funding tap on Kansas Left as upheaval plagues Open Society Foundation
Left-leaning advocacy organizations active in Kansas elections and policy debates like Loud Light, Kansas Appleseed, and groups involved in multi-state election litigation—are receiving fewer direct […]
Accused Nemaha County priest killer competency hearing Thursday
SENECA – A competency hearing scheduled in Nemaha District Court for Thursday will determine the legal course from this point forward for a man accused […]
Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center nabs more Medicaid dollars, boosts exec’s pay to nearly $900,000
The executive salaries at the Iola-based Southeast Kansas Mental Health Center which prompted the organization’s virtual defunding by the six counties in its service region […]
Emanual Cleaver: The unsocialist socialist
KANSAS CITY — Missouri Congressman Emanuel Cleaver II raised few eyebrows Friday when he cast a “nay” vote on a House resolution formally condemning the […]
How to attack Christianity: Atheists lead horde of leftists in weekend JOCO workshop
Shutterstock image In a state where 70 percent of its residents profess to be Christians, a weekend workshop in several Johnson County meeting locales billed […]
Can “Mamdanishock” stop JOCO’s blue plague?
There should be nothing quite like watching the country’s municipal crown jewel fall to the communists to put Republicans back on the straight and narrow, […]
Kansas: Be ready to attract the Mamdani refugees
If New York City voters decide tomorrow to hand over their mayor’s office to self-described “Democratic Socialist” (read ‘Communist’) Zohran Mamdani, Kansas must react by […]