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No more free federal money for junk food
A bill in the Kansas Legislature would bar use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, better known as Food...
23Mar 2024

Freedom of speech was designed to hamstring government
The Founders were no fan of government, and yet they created perhaps the best form of government ever conceived by...
22Mar 2024

How much power over Kansas ratepayers does Evergy need?
Can I ask you to do one thing today?Contact your Kansas House Member and ask them to vote "No" on...
18Mar 2024

What is better than what we have?
Kayla Aliese Carter was hired to be the Racial Equity Officer for College Park, Maryland, and she has a solution for...
13Mar 2024

Laura Kelly’s biggest priority
Is it skyrocketing inflation in the cost of food and consumer goods and huge increases in the cost of housing?...
12Mar 2024

The real question is: What is the government’s fair share?
We all prefer someone else better off to take care of the burden of government. We know we need government,...
08Mar 2024

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...
06Mar 2024

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,...
04Mar 2024

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...
04Mar 2024

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...
28Feb 2024