Topeka — Senate President Ty Masterson accused Gov. Laura Kelly of being divisive after strong economic numbers were released Friday. “Last week’s positive consensus revenue […]
Earl Watt
Earl Watt is the owner and publisher of the Leader & Times in Liberal, Kansas. Watt started his career in journalism in 1991 at the Southwest Daily Times. During his career, the newspaper has won a total of 17 Sweepstakes awards from the Kansas Press Association for editorial content and 18 Sweepstakes awards for advertising. Watt has been recognized with more than 70 first place awards for writing in categories from sports and column to best front pages, best sports pages and best opinion pages. Watt is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and is the descendant of several patriots who fought for America's freedom and independence.
Losing the trade war isn’t new — we’ve been losing for 50 years
Agriculture is the lifeblood of Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. One way or another, we all pay our bills because of a tie to […]
UPDATE — Kansas House overrides governor veto of voter integrity bill
The Kansas House by a vote of 84-41 overrode Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of SB 4 which requires all ballots to be received by 7 […]
Governor vetoes election integrity bill
Today, Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed Senate Bill 4 designed to protect election integrity. The bill required elections officials to stop accepting ballots at 7 p.m. […]
Realignment taking place in America, but outcome is unknown
From the election of 1800 until 1824, one party controlled the presidency. History shows us that the Federalist Party was rendering itself extinct, but no […]
Democrats can’t even celebrate a boy beating cancer during speech
Donald Trump’s opening for his speech to the joint session of Congress may apply to anyone who does not support socialism. “I look at the […]
Proposed amendment would allow Kansas voters to choose members of the Supreme Court
The current system of selecting Kansas Supreme Court justices allows a non-elected panel of lawyers to determine who should be on the court. That could […]
It helps to know what the words mean before abusing them
I may have to finish each column by saying this is not a news article. It is clearly printed on the Opinion page of the […]
Kansas House Committee passes resolution to term limit Congress
Topeka, KS — The Kansas House Federal and State Affairs Committee passed House Concurrent Resolution 5001 (HCR5001), which proposes a congressional term limits amendment to the […]
Former Kansan in U.S. Dept. of Education shares how illegal immigrants funded, DOGE being evaded
EDITOR’S NOTE — Travis Combs is a Liberal High School graduate and former Dean of Industrial Technology at Seward County Community College and former USD No. 480 Board […]