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New Apple product allows us to check out of life

Apple’s soon to be released Vision Pro headset, which is a virtual/augmented reality headset, has evidently already sold out. Pre-orders...
By Dan Thalmann
2 min
30Jan 2024

Time for Kansas to stand with Texas

If Governor Laura Kelly won't make a public proclamation of support for governor Greg Abbott of Texas and his efforts...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
29Jan 2024

Politics with a bite: Trump still has time to “Make America Grrr Again”

As Harry Truman said, “You want a friend in Washington?  Get a dog.”    Most Presidents, when they get a...
By Ron Smith – Special to The Informer
5 min
25Jan 2024

The way-too-early look at who will win the Electoral College vote

At this time of year, most Kansans are more concerned with what seed the Kansas Jayhawks will get in the...
By Earl Watt
4 min
24Jan 2024

2024 county commissioner elections critical to fighting wind farms in Kansas

There’s a saying among arborists and landscapers that “the best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.”  As...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
8 min
17Jan 2024

The good, the bad and the ugly of Governor Kelly’s 2024 Kansas budget

Last week, Governor Laura Kelly kicked off this year’s legislative session by releasing her FY 2025 Budget Report. Inside are her...
By Ganon Evans – Kansas Policy Institute
4 min
16Jan 2024

U.S. military veterans – Unfortunately your job isn’t done yet

There is a value in American military culture that is ebbing away, and it’s indicated by falling military recruitment numbers...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
15Jan 2024

‘Bipartisan’ needs an asterisk in Kansas

Let’s just get something straight. When the left-wing media in Kansas promotes an article by including the word “bipartisan” in...
By Dan Thalmann
2 min
10Jan 2024

Kelly seeking more “moderates” to make Kansas another Joe Biden success story

Laura Kelly has less than a year to make Kansas look like the kind of utter disaster Joe Biden can...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
5 min
10Jan 2024

LaTurner asks for probe of CHICOM company locating near Fort Leavenworth

The Chinese Communist Party will stop at nothing to infiltrate American supply chains and gain insight into our most critical...
By Jake LaTurner – U.S. Congressman, Kansas 2nd District
4 min
09Jan 2024