Articles by
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.
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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...
14Apr 2025

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...
25Mar 2025

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...
24Mar 2025

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...
19Mar 2025

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...
07Mar 2025

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...
07Mar 2025

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...
06Mar 2025

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...
27Feb 2025

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...
20Feb 2025

If you are not a Democrat, you are part of the ‘coup’
If the leadership of the Democratic Congressional delegation is any indication of our nation’s education system, we are in deep,...
11Feb 2025