In June, the U.S. Forest Service published its 2,650-page final environmental impact statement for the Resolution Copper Project and Land Exchange, which involves transferring a 2,422-acre portion of Arizona’s Tonto National Forest, known as Oak…

President Trump conducts foreign policy on personal instinct and tactical impulse, and his abrupt Friday turn on Russia and Ukraine is a classic illustration. Whether it’s the start of a road to peace, or to…

While the leader of 340 million Americans furiously works to derail climate action, the leader of 1.4 billion Catholics is embracing it. In May, when Pope Leo XIV succeeded the late Pope Francis, I suggested…

A ray of hope broke through the discussion Monday evening when Corey Schinstock, assistant city administrator, assumed the responsibility of working with volunteers to devise a countywide recycling plan. Up until then, it appeared it…

Governor Laura Kelly has received national media attention this summer for resigning from the National Governors Association and joining a lawsuit against the federal government over the release of appropriated funds.  These actions reflect today’s…

When Donald Trump meets Vladimir Putin in Alaska it will be the seventh time the two have talked in person.  This time is different, though. Since their last sit-down, Mr Putin has launched an unprovoked…

President Donald Trump using an obscure emergency provision in federal law pertaining to Washington, D.C. to attempt to take full control over the capital’s local police force is not responding to any “emergency,” but just…

Kansans can congratulate themselves. A vacancy on the state Supreme Court has once again been smoothly filled through an orderly process Kansans voted to put into our state constitution in 1958.  At its heart, the…

And here you thought the lesson of the Smoot-Hawley tariff era was that a trade war can be destructive. Think again, folks, because President Trump’s lawyers say the courts must uphold the legality of his…

After three attempts over as many years, Iola has received word that two of its three abandoned elementary schools will be able to be converted into living facilities.  The $20 million project will provide 49…