To all who value the continued existence of your church, House Bill 2549 is now before the Kansas House Taxation Committee. The chairman is Richard Carlson.If this bill is passed, it will do away with…

The Allen County Animal Rescue Facility opening is getting closer and Iola Middle School has started a drive to collect items for the shelter. Will you help us help the animals? A drop-off box is…

About 100 Emporians gathered in an alumni center at Emporia State University Saturday to meet with area legislators and talk about state issues. They mostly talked about taxes and the state budget, according to an…

  Crestwood, a town in St. Louis County, has changed its definition of “family” to include unmarried couples and their children. The change was made at the request of housing advocates to fit the new…

There seems to be a lot of discussion pertaining to some tickets written to Sonny Maley on his riding lawn mower and another to a person on a bicycle for not having a license tag…

A report released Monday showed that Kansas could save millions every year by consolidating some of its 293 school districts.Ouch, do we have to open that can of worms again? Probably.K-12 education consumes more than…

As magnificent as the Super Bowl win was for the Saints on Sunday, as big a victory has been scored for New Orleans  in its recovery from Hurricane Katrina in 2005.Today, its unemployment is 6.8…

It’s a natural thing to do when the temperature dips, start the car and let it warm up before going to work.When the car is in a garage attached to, or under, a dwelling place,…

Wall Street bankers are changing political horses. Angry at President Obama for his proposed bank tax and for the regulations he  wants to impose on the big banks to make another financial meltdown less likely,…

Leonard Pitts Jr. writes a syndicated opinion column for the Miami Herald. Pitts is pubished by the Lawrence Journal-World and many other newspapers across the country.He was awarded the William Allen White Foundation National Citation…