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Harris’ presidential goals – Beating Trump and ending babies’ lives

I’m a little concerned about Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for president. Not because I think she has any...
By Dan Thalmann
1 min
29Jul 2024

IRS stats prove outmigration of people, income from high-tax states like Kansas

Recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) data underscore a significant trend: people and income continue moving from high-tax to low-tax states. The pandemic...
By Vance Ginn – Kansas Policy Institute
5 min
24Jul 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...
By Earl Watt
4 min
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...
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
6 min
05Jul 2024