Kansas lawmakers got their first look Tuesday at a proposal to create a 401(k)-style pension program for state employees. It was put together by a committee studying KPERS, which is under-funded by $8.3 billion.  Critics…

Mitt Romney said a day or so ago he thought his tax bill amounted to about 15 percent of his income and, maybe, he’ll make his tax return(s) public in April. In his campaign presentations…

Mitt Romney should make his income tax returns public. Not to satisfy his Republican opponents, but to let the American people see how much the super-rich contribute to maintain the society that allows them to…

Jon Huntsman dropped out of the Republican presidential nomination race Monday and endorsed Mitt Romney, a fellow Mormon. Huntsman was this columnist’s choice among the eight or more who are seeking, or have sought, the…

As Congress returns to Washington after the holiday break its members must pick up where they left off by extending the Social Security tax cut and providing unemployment payments to the long-term unemployed for the…

Letter to the editor: The president was elected by the American people and was just as black then as he is now. I seriously doubt that Nancy Reagan would agree, nor do I, that she…

Gov. Sam Brownback dumped a huge load of work in the Kansas Legislature’s lap Wednesday night: Revamp the state income tax. Eliminate the long-term deficit in KPERS. Enact a new water rights law and find…

South Carolina and Florida will do the winnowing for the Republicans. Six candidates for the nomination will contend in South Carolina on Jan. 21. Perhaps four still will be in the running at the end…

It makes a difference for that one cat or dog… Adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley (1907-1977) Once upon a time, there was a wise man traveling around the United States. He had…

A basketball game between the KU and K-State women’s teams Monday was also the occasion for a CommonGround meeting between some farm and city women. CommonGround was founded by the Soybean Association to “bridge the…