The house where I was raised had an open shelf rule. This meant my brother and I were allowed to read anything, no matter how inappropriate or beyond our years. We never had to ask.…

Dear editor, Thanks very much for the story about the Remsberg boys of Iola (Jim, Dale and myself) on June 17. I wish only that my brothers were here to read it.  FYI,  I write…

Dear editor, Jim Porter is running for re-election to the District 9 seat on the Kansas Board of Education. He has served on this board for the past eight years. During this time, he has…

Kansas voters registered as Republicans face three choices on the Aug. 2 ballot for the GOP nomination for state attorney general.  We enthusiastically endorse Tony Mattivi in the race. That’s not because we substantively support…

We can’t disagree with the anger aimed at Joe Manchin for dragging the Senate along for months before finally admitting there’s no pared-down version of a Build Back Better bill he will support after all.…

It’s ironic how I checked my weather app multiple times daily as we harvested wheat in June. We wanted to get the crop out of the fields before the summer storms rolled in, which always…

Kansas voters face one of the most important questions in state history on Aug. 2. They’ll decide if the Kansas Constitution will make women second-class citizens, with fewer rights than men. They’ll decide if a…

KYIV, Ukraine — Ukrainians refer to Vladimir Putin as “Putler,” an amalgamation of Putin and Adolf Hitler. The label is more than a jab at Putin’s obscene lie that Russia invaded Ukraine to fight Nazis…

Dear editor, I am writing to discuss my view on the Value Them Both Amendment. I am voting “Yes” for the amendment. I will discuss part of the reason why in the letter. I have…

Jan. 6 rioter Stephen Ayres isn’t nearly as deserving of our sympathy as the U.S. Capitol police officers to whom he apologized this week. Still, I did feel for him as he testified about being…