Iola will begin to grow. Builders will rush in to create new subdivisions. Wages will increase steadily at our flourishing industries and businesses. All of our children will be above average. That’s not all.  The…

A large part of Cuba went dark Sunday night. The electricity was still off Monday morning and no explanation was made to the public that reached the United States. Cuba’s weather has been calm. Power…

Rep. Tim Huelskamp  of the Kansas First District — where many Kansas farmers live — is one of the reasons Congress didn’t pass a farm bill before it went on vacation last month. Rep. Huelskamp …

About a million jobs in America’s cities, counties and schools could be created within months if Congress would pass legislation President Obama has proposed. But that is not a good reason to ship billions of…

Bill Clinton wound up his eight years in the White House with the national budget in balance and the national debt declining.  “When I am asked how I did that, I have a one-word answer:…

A study published last week in the Archives of Internal Medicine shows that fitness in middle age gives people a much better chance of staying healthier longer. This is much better news for those now…

Are Kansans better off today than they were in 2008?  That question, multiplied by 49, seems to be key to November’s election results, according to the pundits. Since the answer must be in dollars and…

State Sen. Jean Schodorf, a moderate Republican who chairs the Senate Education Committee and has held her office since 2001, has announced that she is leaving the Republican Party. She hasn’t made up her mind…

Considering that Mitt Romney has been running for president for the past five years and was governor of Massachusetts for four years in the last decade, it is amazing that many Americans don’t feel that…

As tropical storm Isaac heads toward land at near-hurricane force on the seventh anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, the nation is in better shape to deal with the disasters it may create. With Katrina in mind,…