There’s a lot to like about the concept of a bike trail along the Kansas River, from Junction City to Wamego. There are also some major bumps on the path forward, if you’ll pardon the…

The U.S. House is expected to vote this week on H.R. 1, a massive overhaul of election and campaign law. It’s called the “For the People Act.” The legislation is crammed with good ideas. It…

When Joe Biden was running for president,  he was asked if — unlike then-President Donald Trump — he would punish senior Saudi leaders for the 2018 murder of U.S.-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi…

Turns out throwing money and seeing where it sticks can work. At least when it comes to vaccines. The administrations of both President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump got it right when it…

Even the crowd attending the past week’s Conservative Political Action Conference didn’t buy Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley’s phony act. Despite the privileged elitist’s best effort to pose as a populist everyman — American as apple…

Now is not the time to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.  That’s not to say the current rate of $7.25 is adequate — far from it. But saddling President Joe Biden’s relief…

In the end, even a fair-weather friend is valuable when you’ve got a whole army of them. And Texas, which claims the largest wind capacity in the nation, has amassed quite an army. In 2019,…

Dismal. There’s no other way to describe the situation around the state unemployment system. Some Kansans are still waiting to receive their rightful benefits. Other have been victims of fraudulent claims. In the meantime, the…

Are you ready for this? It’s a good bet you’ll need a COVID-19 immunity “passport” to travel internationally in the near future — and you may even need it to fly domestically if the airlines…

We’re hoping for a big turnout at today’s vaccine clinic to guard against COVID-19.  For a community to be protected, it’s recommended that 70-90% of adults be inoculated as soon as possible.  The vaccines available…