National attention has turned, once again, to the gun debate following the horrific events at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas last month.  One day prior to the school shooting that killed 19 children and…

President Joe Biden gave an address at the White House on Thursday calling for Congress to pass several gun control measures after a spate of recent mass shootings. The following is a transcript of his…

Do you know what you’re asking of us? It’s Feb. 15, 2018, at 3:30 a.m., and I can’t sleep. I’m on my third or fourth sketch. My fiance wakes up and asks what I’m doing.…

The Kansas legislative year ended in a stalemate for culture warriors and without any major legislation for overall improvement of teaching and learning, because none of the bills addressed the elephant in the middle of…

It’s the yellow caution tape that gets to me when I look at the pictures tweeted by the satirical website The Onion in the wake of the massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas,…

LOS ANGELES — Steve Kerr knows about terrorist attacks. He lost his father 38 years ago in a terrorist attack. Steve Kerr knows that what happened in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday afternoon was another terrorist…

When my daughter texted me Wednesday morning to watch a two-minute video by Steve Kerr, the name didn’t ring a bell.  That he is a professional basketball coach made the disconnect even greater. But his…

Should Kansas ban abortion, politicians in Topeka will have some hefty policy decisions to make. “Banning abortion” sounds simple, but realistically that involves choices about penalties, enforcement, and money. If Roe v. Wade is overturned…

Dear Cindy Crandall, I wanted to congratulate you and your newlywed husband, Doug, on your wedding. It is 1983, The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross just debuted on PBS, Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” has taken…

Only days ago, Russian foreign ministry officials were warning Finland about “retaliation” if its leaders applied to join NATO. Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev spouted dire nuclear threats, and many Western pundits warned about the…