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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...
By Earl Watt
5 min
22Jul 2024

Rhetoric for Radicals: How the left created the political climate for homicidal fury

When the name of a prominent conservative politician came up in conversation a few years ago, a newspaper colleague of...
By Michael Ryan – The Heartlander
5 min
15Jul 2024

A simple prayer for our country

Sometimes I think it is important to step back and contemplate the challenges facing our country. Rather than react to...
By Dan Thalmann
1 min
15Jul 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...
By Earl Watt
4 min
11Jul 2024

“Moderate” Kelly backs Biden disaster, pats Pyle on head for fetching her stick in 2022 election

Famed "moderate" Kansas Governor Laura Kelly further confirmed her "middle of the road" political ideology last week, throwing her full...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
08Jul 2024

Biden not fit for presidency, now or with upcoming election

I’m not going to say much about President Biden, because frankly, it feels cruel to pick on an elderly man...
By Dan Thalmann
1 min
08Jul 2024

Kansas K-12 education is failing more students, and bureaucratic word salad won’t fix it

“Prairie Home Companion” on National Public Radio was about the fictional city Lake Wobegon, which host Garrison Keillor described as...
By Dave Trabert – The Sentinel
5 min
05Jul 2024

American leftists spiral toward authoritarianism, and they’re taking us with them

I write this today with compassion and concern welling up within me: Liberal leaders in politics and their misleaders in...
By Michael Ryan – The Heartlander
5 min
04Jul 2024

Kansas’ “at risk” student program doesn’t need more money; it needs an overhaul

The Kansas Policy Institute has proposed a new model for the state’s woeful at-risk program. (In education circles, "at risk" students are...
By David Dorsey – Kansas Policy Institute
7 min
03Jul 2024

Our nation needs an improved power grid

Energy transmission is a critical piece of our nation’s fundamental infrastructure. Transmission lines are the blood vessels that not only...
By Dan Thalmann
3 min
02Jul 2024