WASHINGTON — In a normal presidential transition, the president-elect spends weeks carefully considering candidates for the most important jobs in his Cabinet. Potential nominees undergo rigorous private vetting by trusted aides and lawyers, then by…

I rushed around the patient as he lay motionless with his eyes closed in the emergency room. He was pale and sweaty, his T-shirt stained with vomit. You didn’t have to be a health-care worker…

Next week, the Kansas Department of Transportation will be hosting an online update on the effort to close the missing link in Amtrak service through the Sunflower State.  KDOT’s Passenger Rail Service Development Plan would…

Wind turbine blades play a crucial part in clean energy generation, but their disposal poses a growing challenge. Luckily, innovative solutions provide new ways to keep them out of landfills. As the wind industry grows,…

A month ago, Kansans clearly demonstrated their desires through votes at the national and state levels. Many Kansans are hurting — inflation has driven up grocery prices, affordable homes are becoming fewer and fewer, and…

In announcing the nomination of Linda McMahon, a former professional wrestling executive, to his cabinet, President-elect Donald Trump proclaimed, “As Secretary of Education, Linda will fight tirelessly to expand ‘Choice’ to every State in America,…

One way Donald Trump may try to differentiate his second term from his first is by slashing the federal work force and budget and consolidating and restructuring a host of government agencies. For people who…

It’s a telling sign when a 65-year-old has found a new purpose in life.  That would be Diana Stephens, a relatively recent transplant from California, who has since identified longtime Iolan Linda Johnson as her…

Every flu season, I think back to the young teacher I cared for as a nurse in the intensive care unit years ago.  He was just 28 years old, healthy, with no underlying conditions.  At…

Thanksgiving brings families together and gives us wonderful memories. Turkey is on the menu in most homes that celebrate the holiday. But the first Thanksgiving held by the Pilgrims and the Wampanoag in 1621 likely…