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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Kansas to follow Trump’s No Tax on Tips Initiative
Topeka (Feb. 3, 2025) – This morning, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall joined Kansas Senate President Ty Masterson and Senator Caryn...
03Feb 2025

Retribution or accountability?
One of the first actions President Donald Trump took when he returned to the White House was to suspend security...
21Jan 2025

Lame duck periods need to be reduced to protect citizens
Joe Biden will not go gently into that good night. The lame duck president seems to be doing as much...
10Jan 2025

New year, new beginnings if we are willing to own them
As we enter a new year with all the hope and promise it brings, we may visit some goals we...
06Jan 2025

No, Virginia, it is not the role of the media to ‘save’ democracy
In 1897, the “New York” Sun ran a column explaining to 8-year-old Virginia that there indeed was a Santa Claus....
06Jan 2025

Majority Leader Announces Chief of Staff
TOPEKA- House Majority Leader Chris Croft (R-Overland Park) today announced Dan Stanley will serve as his Chief of Staff. Stanley...
18Dec 2024

Calls for pluralism honorable, but actual intent is far from it
Barack Obama has a poor track record in getting people elected, and yet he continues to lecture America on what...
10Dec 2024

Biden and Trump agree, America’s justice system is not fair
I don’t fault President Joe Biden for pardoning his son Hunter. That’s why parents aren’t allowed to negotiate with terrorists....
02Dec 2024

What was the real story of the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving?
It’s important to know the Puritans weren’t the first Europeans to celebrate Thanksgiving in the New World. The first Thanksgiving...
26Nov 2024

How did America fall behind on education?
It might come as a surprise to most Americans that the U.S. Department of Education did not exist until 1977,...
18Nov 2024