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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Crying wolf was rejected by the voters
Credibility is the heart and soul of journalism. If we don’t get it right, people will not be able to...
14Nov 2024

Why is it ok to replace some workers with technology but reject technology for others?
While those working at the docks where products are delivered to America have decided to strike, there is a real...
03Oct 2024

If government is better at taking care of our money, why not let them have it all?
As the campaign ramps up between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, there are very different approaches being provide by both...
23Sep 2024

Should government set price controls to curb inflation?
Kamala Harris admits that grocery prices are higher. She just doesn’t tell you the truth about how they went up...
20Aug 2024

What can we learn from Reagan/Mondale?
In 1984, Democratic presidential candidate Walter Mondale saw the crowds being drawn by Republican President Ronald Reagan and said, “When...
16Aug 2024

Harris and O’Rourke have a lot in common
Remember that guy from Texas who was supposed to be the next senator, and after losing that was going to...
14Aug 2024

Why shouldn’t justices have term limits, appoint more?
Since the beginning of the nation, the United States Supreme Court has issued rulings that have raised eyebrows. From Marbury...
09Aug 2024

How can we recognize the signs when someone is broken?
John Schrank, Lynette Fromme, John Hinkley, Jr., and now Thomas Matthew Crooks. These are the names of those who have...
22Jul 2024

Is a kinder, gentler nation even possible? I hope so
Donald Trump is a glance to his right away from a casket. Had he not directed his Butler, Penn., rally...
22Jul 2024

No, you don’t get credit for people going back to work after COVID
From fact checkers to partisan online hacks, some numbers being shared about the economy defy the smell test. The worst...
11Jul 2024