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Reagan’s rules being ignored

Ask any Republican older than 50 who they most admire in their lifetime, and the answer will almost assuredly be...
By Earl Watt
4 min
23May 2024

Yes, I’m American, and I’m darned proud of it

I won’t apologize to anyone for being American. It seems with technology and poor education in civics classes, our younger...
By Earl Watt
5 min
21May 2024

Homelessness: Big cash in The New Covid

KCUR photo Winston Churchill is credited as coining the phrase “Never let a good crisis go to waste” and that...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
5 min
19May 2024

NFL coddles wife beaters & drunk drivers, but hammers faith, family & values

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker was disavowed by the NFL for comments in a Benedictine College graduation speech exalting the beneft...
By Jeremiah Poff – The Washington Examiner
4 min
17May 2024

Taxes choke off Kansas job growth, and politics prevents a solution

Kansas’s 2024 legislative session can be characterized as a constant back-and-forth between the Legislature and Governor Kelly on tax reform, with several...
By Ganon Evans – Kansas Policy Institute
4 min
07May 2024

Sorry, we don’t need to buy Charles Curtis’ house

Charles Curtis, the Topekan who served as vice president under Herbert Hoover, is a Great American Story worthy of remembering...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
06May 2024

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...
By Earl Watt
5 min
30Apr 2024

Aspire to be your own first line of defense, and first responder

The destructive tornadoes last week in Nebraska and Iowa remind us to be prepared for storm season. We all need...
By Dan Thalmann
2 min
29Apr 2024

Foreign aid allows us to isolate war and conflict away from our shores

I recognize it has become popular for conservatives to be against aid to Ukraine and other foreign endeavors. But honestly,...
By Dan Thalmann
2 min
25Apr 2024

Laura Kelly will keep your money – again

Kansas Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of HB 2036 was entirely predictable.  We’ve heard the same excuses as she vetoed every income tax...
By Dave Trabert – The Sentinel
4 min
25Apr 2024