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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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Squelched by The Star – we love different opinions, as long as they’re ours

When Colleen Nelson was the editorial manager for the Kansas City Star, she made sure that alternate views (i.e., not agreeing...
By Dane Hicks
5 min
02Jan 2024

We need a ‘how to’ guide for removing inappropriate books

Parents and citizens need an effective guide for removing inappropriate books from schools.
By Dan Thalmann
4 min
02Jan 2024

The staggering national impact of illegal immigrant welfare expense

Happy New Year Ah, election years – where an opposing party suddenly agrees with the other party to gain votes....
By Dane Hicks
5 min
01Jan 2024

I’m not a colonizer, I’m American

There is no recorded history of those who journeyed across the Bering Strait land bridge between what is now Russia...
By Earl Watt
4 min
27Dec 2023

Make Kansas towns more livable by limiting spending, limiting property tax growth

Over August and September, taxpayers across the state showed up to revenue-neutral hearings frustrated about tax increases. The statewide average property...
By Dane Hicks
5 min
26Dec 2023

Too Good to Be True: Governor Kelly’s Medicaid Expansion Scam

Like the Shamwow! or the Slap Chop, Governor Kelly is popping up all over the place trying to sell a...
By Dan Thalmann
5 min
22Dec 2023

In 2023, Sharice Davids’ dog ate your homework

The  sexual oddity lobby, pro-abortion community, teachers unions, “green” energy industry and racist anti-Semites puppet-mastering Sharice Davids in the U.S....
By Dane Hicks
4 min
21Dec 2023

Why everyone else is wrong about Jan. 6

Colorado’s Supreme Court has made a ruling to remove Donald Trump from the Republican Primary. The fact that every member...
By Earl Watt
5 min
21Dec 2023

Op-Ed: Medicaid expansion would hurt vulnerable Kansas patients

Big Government intervention rarely improves patient access to medical treatment, especially in rural Kansas. But Governor Laura Kelly seems to think otherwise.    Kelly is doubling...
By Earl Watt
4 min
14Dec 2023

Topeka Capital Journal opens Kobach’s emails, finds Al Capone’s vault

At the Topeka Capital-Journal, it's almost like 1986 again.  But this time instead of Al Capone's vault, some intrepid Geraldo...
By Dane Hicks
4 min
11Dec 2023