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Opinion
The Thane of Cawdor
In my high school days, circa 1964, our drama class staged MacBeth. It was daunting. It’s always dangerous to arm high school boys with swords […]
Why vote in primary when we already know the outcome?
Don’t forget to vote in the presidential preference primary election. Advance voting is already underway. Election day will be Tuesday, March 19. There. I’ve done […]
Unanimous Supreme Court decision evidence lawfare is real
Maine, Illinois and Colorado might want to send their legal “experts” back to law school, or their voters might want to seek a more balanced […]
No global government, no matter the risk
I’ve noticed when the subject of Bill Gates comes up, conservative folks like to go straight to claims of his involvement in efforts to promulgate […]
Yes, Kansans are more industrious, patriotic and morally superior to coastal elites
New York Times columnist Paul Krugman is at it again. In his Feb. 26 column “The Mystery of White Rural Rage” he essentially criticizes rural […]
Is your school board following Kansas law on building assessments?
Kansas school board members are getting budget advice from the Kansas Association of School Boards (KASB) that is contrary to state law, and it doesn’t seem to […]
More daycare is not a deathbed aspiration
Does politics have room for a contrarian view on daycare? And I say politics, in general, because both Republicans and Democrats seem to be falling […]
Some 128,000 Kansas voters MIA for a decade
A review of Kansas voter registrations shows nearly 50,000 potential Kansas voters who registered in 2012 or before have never voted, and another 78,000 in […]
American journalism: The spotlight illuminating…nothing
Toward the end of The Sound of Music, the von Trapp family singers are called on stage to accept first prize in the Salzburg Music Festival. […]