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Reader: Quips don’t hide Kansas Reflector’s Dark Money questions

The Kansas Reflector’s Clay Wirestone’s attempt to caricature Senate President Ty Masterson says far more about the Reflector than it...
By Jay Vanier
7 min
26Dec 2025

Prairie Band Potawatomi picks criminals over law & order in ICE contract dust up

Tribal Chairman Joseph Rupnick addresses the firing of Prairie Band LLC staff over the ICE contract./Youtube capture The Prairie Band...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
5 min
15Dec 2025

To hurt Trump, media obscures “affordability”

Does the mainstream media hate Donald Trump enough to lie about the U.S. economy in order to damage Republicans’ chances...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
3 min
11Dec 2025

Kansas Department of Education dodges public questions on dumbing down standards

It’s not uncommon for education administrators to make easily debunked claims about student achievement or school finance from the safety...
By Dave Trabert – The Sentinel
6 min
01Dec 2025

Marion newspaper gets cash, apology after illegal raid

Justice, it seems, some days is served. In a dramatic move unforeseen by many, county officials have agreed to pay...
By Steve Haynes
4 min
25Nov 2025

Don’t vote for the baby killer

The memorial at My Lai, Quảng Ngãi province, South Vietnam             In Shakespeare’s tragedy, Julius Caesar, Mark Anthony comes to...
By Ron Smith – Special to The Informer
11 min
10Nov 2025

Can “Mamdanishock” stop JOCO’s blue plague?

There should be nothing quite like watching the country's municipal crown jewel fall to the communists to put Republicans back...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
05Nov 2025

Kansas: Be ready to attract the Mamdani refugees

If New York City voters decide tomorrow to hand over their mayor’s office to self-described “Democratic Socialist” (read ‘Communist’) Zohran...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
4 min
03Nov 2025

Fun-loving Commies spend big to sponsor anti-Trump “No Kings” protests

Considering the philosophy’s last hundred years record of murder and oppression, there was a time when Communist influence funding your...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
5 min
23Oct 2025

Kansas should lead by declaring “We Support ICE Day”

Kansas has long stood for law, order, and personal responsibility. We back the men and women who wear the badge,...
By Dane Hicks – The Kansas Informer
3 min
08Oct 2025