For many years, it was good to be inclusive, by which I mean it was good to appreciate diversity and to acknowledge cultural biases. Now, it could become illegal. Arizona’s Senate passed legislation that would…

TikTok Chief Executive Shou Zi Chew did not have a successful appearance before the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Thursday. He did not assuage skeptical members of Congress that his enormously popular social media…

Kansas is officially a Home Rule state. It has been since 1961, when an amendment to the Kansas state constitution officially declared that Kansas cities are “empowered to determine their local affairs…except when” such actions…

Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin ended their Moscow summit this week by showcasing economic help and diplomatic support China will provide the now supplicant banana-less republic that is Putin’s Russia today. But even more importantly,…

Dear Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, I am writing to express my support for designating Lehigh Portland as a Kansas state park.   I was born and raised in Iola. Growing up, my…

Dear Chairwoman Renee Erickson and members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, I  am writing to express my support for HB2331, creating Lehigh Portland State Park.  I have moved all over the world and throughout…

Ron DeSantis’ first foray into world affairs as a potential presidential candidate hasn’t gone well. DeSantis’ dismissive description of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as “a territorial dispute” that doesn’t merit U.S. attention spawned a gale…

The new U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report makes very clear what we stand to lose in the next decade without a significant course correction: a chance at a “livable and sustainable future for…

Dear Chairwoman Renee Erickson and Members of the Senate Committee on Commerce, We have been involved with trails for over 25 years, starting with the Prairie Spirit Rail Trail, which is now a state park.…

President Joe Biden is trying to pull a fast one. His approval of the Willow oil-drilling project on Alaska’s North Slope runs contrary to everything he has promised Americans — and the world — about…