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Opinion
Argument, dissent, and civic proposals from Kansans who’ve thought hard about the state and are willing to sign their names to it.
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Guilty verdict of a former president proves his point about no justice
The woke are now running the country, and if you challenge that, you do so at your own peril. The...
30May 2024

Why should taxpayers have to pay for new stadiums?
The death of HB 2663 in Kansas, which aimed to create new Sales Tax and Revenue (STAR) Bonds and Tax Increment Financing...
27May 2024

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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
29Apr 2024