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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Why everyone else is wrong about Jan. 6
Colorado’s Supreme Court has made a ruling to remove Donald Trump from the Republican Primary. The fact that every member...
21Dec 2023
Lack of education leads to lack of sympathy
We all want to claim the high road when we discuss issues of race. Very few consider themselves to be...
11Dec 2023
When freedom haters say democracy is at stake, they’re lying
When policies are so bad they can’t be defended, candidates will still seek to hold on to power. Without a...
08Dec 2023
Have we learned any lessons from Oct. 7?
Early in the morning on Oct. 7, a well-planned attack was carried out by breaching what was considered one of...
06Dec 2023
What will Kansas do with its extra $3 billion?
While you struggle to make ends meet in Kansas, the state government has felt no ill effects of the inflation,...
04Dec 2023
Recent claim to ‘eliminate’ Trump proof of politics gone too far
If ever there was doubt that politics has become so toxic that anything can be said or done to the...
01Dec 2023
When movies imitate life, lessons can be learned
During the Thanksgiving Day weekend, a prequel to “The Hunger Games” was released, showing the origin story for Coriolanus Snow...
01Dec 2023