Seven months ago, I was a woman drowning in addiction, domestic violence and unstable housing, fighting to keep my child while trying to rebuild a life that felt hopeless.  Today, I’m a certified Missouri Peer…

As the effects of climate change intensify, it has become standard practice for major corporations to pledge their support for environmental sustainability. This is as it should be, because genuine corporate engagement is essential to…

Two congressional Republicans from the Bluegrass State are serving as a model of how members of Congress can act with conviction over political convenience. In an era when partisan loyalty often trumps individual conviction, Sen.…

The Rev. Jesse Jackson rose to prominence in the shadow of Martin Luther King Jr.’s ghastly assassination. Mr. Jackson was 26 at the time — the same age Dr. King had been when he emerged…

A Sedgwick County federal court jury recently awarded C.J. Lofton’s family $8.3 million in compensation for Lofton’s death at the hands of juvenile intake officers. They held Lofton facedown for more than 30 minutes, killing…

J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb, once warned that nuclear rivalry was like “two scorpions in a bottle, each capable of killing the other, but only at the risk of his own…

Ukrainian soldiers tend to find questions about the future unsettling.  When I asked Capt. Mykola Serga, who was an entertainer before he joined the army, to describe the outlook of troops, he paraphrased Viktor Frankl:…

“Busy as a beaver!” I chirp to my grandchildren, Lucas and Sofia. They indulge us grandparents when we show them the fresh shavings of a sawed-off tree on the shores of Lake Lehigh. And then…

“USA! USA! USA!” Some may have just read that chant with less enthusiasm and pride than in previous Olympics. It can be difficult for many American sports fans to shout or think it when the…

If my research is successful, we will better understand how some cancers spread throughout the body — and, hopefully, be able to stop them. If my research is successful, we will better understand how some…