St. Louis is in a state of emergency.  And I must commend Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe on two fronts after an EF3 tornado ripped through my hometown late last week.  First, to prepare for this…

Bill Gates recently pledged to give away nearly all his $200 billion in wealth by 2045, aspiring to have no mom, child or baby die from a preventable cause. As two physicians — one in…

Allen County’s airport is “The Little Engine that Could.” Beginning in the 1920s, the airport was situated on 29 acres on North Cottonwood across from Highland Cemetery and was under Iola’s domain. After World War…

Back in December I wrote a column on symbolism and substance in politics. At the time, I was especially struck by the problem of what it means to take political rhetoric — the constant, often…

Bob Worsley has solid conservative credentials. He’s anti-abortion. A fiscal hawk and lifelong member of the Mormon Church. As an Arizona state senator, he won high marks from the National Rifle Association. These days, however,…

Imagine if you just finished Mother’s Day dinner and one of your kids gave you a greeting card showing blood streaming down your back after being shot with burning arrows.  You’d probably take that child…

Republicans who want to strip public schools of funding, impoverish teachers and stunt learning opportunities for the littlest Kansans have accused educators of “fearmongering.” Unfortunately, the fearmongers have a point. Legislators in Topeka underfunded schools…

The Missouri House held a hearing April 9 about House Joint Resolution 73, the bill proposing an amendment to reinstate the abortion ban in Missouri.  The event was very contentious.  Testimony was limited to five…

Congressional Republicans have two goals: Cut taxes and trim the budget deficit. Because the two are at odds, that means something big has to give in order to satisfy the demands of President Donald Trump’s…

After six decades of pearly wisdom and investment gems, the news from Omaha hit like a thunderbolt. As a fellow shareholder emailed me after Warren Buffett announced on Saturday that he would retire at the…