USD 257 board members later this month will consider whether to begin efforts to build a new elementary school.It should be a no-brainer. The district has three elementaries and all have inadequacies that beg attention,…

The fact that 90 percent of the day’s spinach was thrown away by Iola High School students at a recent lunch is not a reason to stop serving the vegetable.In fact, it may be the…

Kansas governors are held accountable by the voters, Burdett Loomis told a crowd at Washburn University Thursday night, a fact that could lead to a change of leadership in Kansas in 2014, he said.Dr. Loomis…

Guess which nation is the largest exporter of flat screen televisions. Not China. Not any of the Asian Tigers. No, its our neighbor to the south — Mexico. Mexico also leads the world in exporting…

President Barack Obama is going about the country drumming up popular support for raising taxes on the rich to avoid falling off the notorious fiscal cliff. It is doubtful that the poll numbers he generates…

Using Thanksgiving as a theme, USD 257 administrators and teachers had several opportunities to demonstrate their appreciation for students and each other.In early November, the district celebrated thankfulness by recognizing the accomplishments of our USD…

On Thursday Egypt’s president gave himself all-but-dictatorial power. He put his own orders above the nation’s judiciary. He had to do so, he said, to prevent “the weevils from eating” the nation. In response to…

President Barack Obama was in Cambodia Monday at a summit banquet. He skipped dessert to rush back to his hotel suit at 11:30 p.m. to call President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo to begin a series…

After pushing back his plate, Dad wondered why we can’t have turkey more often. After cooking for three days straight, I had to restrain myself.Of course, if all that was required to make an adequate…

Billions of federal dollars will be spent putting New Jersy, New York, and parts of North Carolina, Alabama and Florida back together again in the wake of hurricane Sandy.Of course the money should be spent;…