A tax plan that would sharply reduce state income and hit the poor hardest was put together by Republican leaders in the Kansas House and is up for consideration. It should be buried six feet…

More than half of the children being born to women under 30 these days are born out of wedlock. Jason Departe and Sabrina Tavernise, reporters for the New York Times, made this discovery reading “Child…

Gas prices climbed to an average of $3.52 across the country, due to Iran’s decision to reduce its exports to Europe. Correction, due to President Barack Obama’s energy policies. And if you don’t see Obama…

A real estate boom of sorts is lifting spirits in Cuba but is falling far short of meeting the housing needs of its 11 million people. Last November Raul Castro, president, allowed the legislature to…

The guns-everywhere cabal in the Kansas Legislature now has legislation before it which would legalize guns on the campuses of the state’s colleges and universities. As is their custom, they have labeled the bill “The…

Timothy Egan, author of “The Worst Hard Times,” a modern classic on the Great Depression, is in love with facts and numbers. That passion prompted an analysis of the Republican presidential nomination process now under…

Dear Editor, After reading the editorial in regard to the Catholic bishops we felt that we had to make some comments. The bishops are not the Catholic Church, they are our leaders in the United…

It’s hard to remember, but the health insurance mandate now being attacked by Republicans got its start in conservative circles in the days of HillaryCare. Republicans then were looking for ways to attack the Clinton…

One of the ways the Kansas House of Representatives proposes to finance an income tax cut is to transfer money from the Department of Transportation budget to the general fund. The transfer the House leadership…

America’s junior colleges would be put to work training students for high-tech, well-paying jobs under an $8 billion initiative proposed in the administration’s 2012 budget.  Allen County Community College may not benefit from the initiative.…