In their attempts to derail the confirmation of Iola’s David Toland as Secretary of Commerce, his opponents have stooped to a new low. On Tuesday, Kansans for Life issued a statement insinuating that Thrive Allen…

Iola’s David Toland was deemed unfit by members of a Senate Commerce Committee as the next Secretary of Commerce. They hung their hats on three reasons: His public support for the expansion of Medicaid, his…

Health and wellness indicators skyrocketed for Allen County in 2018, according to Tuesday’s release of the County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, a national study. Of Kansas’ 105 counties, Allen went from 84th to 38th in…

State legislators sent mixed messages last week. First, the Senate voted to increase funding for education by $90 million for the next three years to adjust for inflation, an omission in last year’s seminal school…

The overwhelming commitment by school board members to stick to the designated site for a new elementary school came through loud and clear at Tuesday night’s forum on the April 2 school bond election. “Our…

The good news is that Congress must approve a president’s proposed budget.  The bad news is that President Donald Trump’s is so full of hurt that legislators will need to inspect it closely to ensure…

How property tax bills are determined can be confusing. And, there’s no reason why most folks should be expected to immerse themselves in the intricacies of how tax statements are figured. That isn’t because of…

With the United States and China in the midst of another round of trade negotiations, Kansas farmers have their fingers crossed that sanctions against agricultural commodities, including meat, dairy and grain, will be lifted.  It’s…

Funny, but it still doesn’t feel like an emergency. Still no invasion of “brown-skinned” rapists, terrorists and drug lords, as President Trump had predicted. Nope. In fact illegal immigration into the United States continues to…

The truth came out last week that a 2018 Congressional race in North Carolina was tainted by voter fraud. Ballot boxes were stuffed with mail-ins filled out by hired hands in an effort to sway…