I won’t apologize to anyone for being American. It seems with technology and poor education in civics classes, our younger Americans are being fed a […]
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.
Should we vote based on a definition of decency or delivery?
Saturday Night Live comedian Colin Jost delivered remarks Saturday during the annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner, and while he took the expected jabs at both […]
Trump facing political charges, and nobody is jumping ship
Donald Trump will be facing criminal charges in New York, and nobody seems to care. That says a lot about what is actually happening, who […]
Kelly vetoes bill restricting gender reassignment for minors
Kansas Governor Laura Kelly vetoed the Help Not Harm Act today designed to protect children from irreversible and experimental procedures and would allow parents and […]
AFP-KS applauds final passage of Civil Asset Forfeiture Bill
Urges Governor to Sign into Law TOPEKA, KS—Last year, Americans for Prosperity Foundation-Kansas (AFPF-KS) released an updated report analyzing civil asset forfeiture data in the state, underscoring the […]
Why governments like to raise the minimum wage
They care about you, or at least that’s what liberals say when they advocate for things like government-sponsored health care and raising the minimum wage, […]
AFP-KS applauds passage of bill to eliminate burdensome regulations for cosmetology small businesses
Today, Americans for Prosperity-Kansas (AFP-KS) is applauding the final passage of SB 434 and awaits the Governor’s signature to exempt the practice of hair removal […]
Freedom of speech was designed to hamstring government
The Founders were no fan of government, and yet they created perhaps the best form of government ever conceived by man. Mr. Parsons was my […]
What is better than what we have?
Kayla Aliese Carter was hired to be the Racial Equity Officer for College Park, Maryland, and she has a solution for the nation — “burn it […]
The real question is: What is the government’s fair share?
We all prefer someone else better off to take care of the burden of government. We know we need government, and we also want to […]