Editorials
The popular British TV series, Midsomer Murders, gives insight into how gun violence in the United States might decrease if the United Kingdoms model of firearms control were considered. In the series, two detectives solve…
It may seem incongruous with our supposed bootstrap mentality, but Americans worship wealth — and the wealthy — so much that they hold them to different standards. No matter their qualifications, from the outset the…
President Donald Trumps candor Monday night was nothing short of endearing. How would I look walking a dog on the White House lawn? he asked the crowd. For those who could conjure up the image,…
In 2017 we called for an amendment to Kansas Statutes to prevent so-called “seat swapping” in the state. We did so after a pair of incidents in Crawford County — one in Frontenac and one…
A sea of white punctured the somber mood at Tuesday nights State of the Union address when dozens of newly elected female lawmakers appeared dressed predominantly in white the symbolic shade of the American…
Apex, one of several energy conglomerates, wants to build a wind farm in Neosho County. While specifics are not yet nailed to the absolute, Apex has its eye on about 130 turbines to generate up…
Justice was done Friday with the decision to put three men behind bars likely for the rest of their lives for conspiring to commit wholesale slaughter of Muslim immigrants in Garden City. The three defendants,…
The passion of Shilo Eggers, president of the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce, is to be commended. In discussions Tuesday with Allen County commissioners, Eggers said she believes the long-ailing chamber will soon be turning…
In her effort to extricate Great Britain from the European Union, as per voters wishes, Prime Minister Theresa May is being roundly criticized for sticking to her guns rather than seeking the counsel of her…
The news that Sen. Pat Roberts will not seek re-election has got political pundits already positing viable candidates for the 2020 election. After all, its only 660 days away, give or take. For Republicans, the…
