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Override of Kelly’s veto will stimulate jobs in Kansas City

Kansas is on the brink of a transformative economic era, thanks to the recent establishment of Finserv Inc.'s fintech hub
By Dane Hicks
3 min
20May 2025

How Soros-backed “Loud Light” turns dark money into Kansas political capital

Even considering the full red tilt of the Kansas Legislature and a coming political campaign heavy with qualified Republican contenders
By Dane Hicks
6 min
19May 2025

Soros-backed Lefties fight Kansas’ new ballot deadline

Follow the money – Who's fundingt election lawfare in Kansas? Three nonprofit groups filed a lawsuit last week to overturn
By Dane Hicks
7 min
13May 2025

Kansas Congressman: The 100 day start to restoring America

This past November, Kansas rejected the nonsense of the Biden-Harris Administration and demanded that Washington, D.C. restore common sense, secure
By Dane Hicks
4 min
07May 2025

The Orwellian parallels of the Biden-Trump era in America

In the late-1960s I enrolled in a collegiate Comparative Literature class that contrasted George Orwell’s '1984' to the anti-Vietnam rioting
By Dane Hicks
10 min
27Apr 2025

Losing the trade war isn’t new — we’ve been losing for 50 years

Agriculture is the lifeblood of Southwest Kansas and the Oklahoma panhandle. One way or another, we all pay our bills
By Earl Watt
4 min
14Apr 2025

Devil exposed as bad speller, but gets his due in Kansas Statehouse bru-ha

The devil apparently won’t be in the running to win next year’s Kansas State Spelling Bee, but with the scuffle
By Dane Hicks
4 min
29Mar 2025

The intrepid Congressional fights against CEO presidents

The “out party” and their media lapdogs are back at it—howling, flailing, shrieking, and twisting the gears of what author
By Dane Hicks
8 min
22Mar 2025

Realignment taking place in America, but outcome is unknown

From the election of 1800 until 1824, one party controlled the presidency. History shows us that the Federalist Party was
By Earl Watt
5 min
19Mar 2025

The swamp can scream, but DOGE is on a lawful path to success

Despite a smattering of preliminary injunctions and administrative stay orders from rogue federal judges, President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is
By Dane Hicks
8 min
17Mar 2025