Dear editor, All too often I hear disparaging comments about those who work in the public sector whose tasks are to make our day-to-day lives better. One remark, in my rural area, I hear too…

When Carrie C. is released from Missouri Department of Corrections’ Chillicothe Correctional Center, she will be leaving with more than just the clothes she was wearing when she entered. She’ll be carrying a college degree.…

If it came to a vote, my guess is Allen County citizens would overwhelmingly support the county assuming responsibility for a recycling program. A county-wide program makes the most sense because it affords an economy…

We liberal Christians are used to being overlooked. I was reminded of this the other day while discussing religion and politics with an otherwise smart, worldly, well-read former student who had never heard of liberal…

I grew up with a mom who’s a therapist, which meant that feelings moved through the air in our home like oxygen. It’s not that we talked about feelings all the time, or that I’d…

It’s more than semantics for Russia’s Vladimir Putin to say he has “captured” the city of Bakhmut in Ukraine when in fact it has been wiped off the face of the Earth. Nothing remains of…

It’s kind of quiet, as these things go, but Kansas is suddenly in the middle of a state constitutional crisis.  After a grueling legislative session, Gov. Laura Kelly last week signed a school funding bill…

The official dedication and ribbon cutting for the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility in Manhattan on Thursday is very welcome news. It also makes me feel old since the process to get here has taken…

Nevada, Arizona and California tentatively agreed last weekend to decrease their water use in an effort to rescue their lifeline, the Colorado River. In return, the states will receive $1.2 billion in federal funds for…

Dear editor, The Allen County Recycling program as it stands today cannot sustain itself for much longer.  Without the support of the city or the county we are only able to run it with individuals’…