Strong communities don’t just happen. They rely on connection—residents knowing what’s going on, businesses reaching the customers who keep them open, and citizens having the facts to make good decisions. Local newspapers provide that connection…

The people of Kansas — and indeed, the people of the United States of America — owe a great debt of gratitude today to a hero most have never heard of.  His name is Todd…

Life in much of America today seems fractured, offering fewer opportunities for people to meet, mingle and feel part of the same community. But there is at least one exception: local rail trails — quiet,…

Here’s a big, pressing problem: America’s children are not healthy. Not by any metric of chronic disease, obesity or mental health. It’s more than overdiagnosing and food dyes. It feels deep and systemic and beyond…

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy set the tone back in April when he announced the Trump administration’s plan to find the cause of autism. He declared that “autism destroys families.” He described children “who will…

When I was growing up, my grandfather often told me: “The best thing about being a farmer is that you are your own boss.” When I asked what’s the worst thing, he would chuckle and…

My heart goes out to those touched by the tragic events of Sunday’s church attack in Michigan. As of this writing, 4 have been declared dead and 8 hospitalized, while the Church of Jesus Christ…

Thursday’s charges against James Comey follow a tumultuous week that echoed Richard Nixon’s Saturday Night Massacre, amid the heart of Watergate in 1973. This time, the federal attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia Erik…

I’ve been a physician in rural Kansas for over fifteen years, and I am extremely fearful for my patients’ health right now. Medicaid is the backbone of healthcare in rural communities. It’s how working families,…

With Jerry Moran, you take what you can get. It would be nice, for example, to see Kansas’ senior senator take a bold stand for the First Amendment and against President Donald Trump’s crackdown on…