Every time I lapse into a funk over the prospect of Donald Trump as president I chide myself to remember we live in a democracy and must accept the election’s outcome. Yes, Hillary leads by…

We’ve all experienced coincidences, and here’s one for the books. A few nights ago I was in my den — I don’t like the term man cave — and plopped a chunk of sugarless gum…

Human suffering is the product of the immense unrest in Syria and elsewhere in the Mideast. A secondary tragedy is the loss of innumerable religious and archeological treasures.Many of the cities date to well before…

Take a drive through rural Allen County some balmy day next spring. Pay attention when you drive past farm ponds near the road, or cross streams that flow at a trickle.Don’t be surprised if a…

With a Republican troika in place after Nov. 8’s election — the GOP in control of House, Senate and White House — among the first far-reaching proposals being mentioned are how to reconfigure Social Security…

A common refrain heard of Donald Trump during the campaign and now that he is president-elect, has been a change from business as usual inside the Beltway is welcome. Also, that he being a successful…

My real-time remembrances of World War II — being born in 1943 — are limited to the evening my father, Ed Johnson, arrived home after his discharge on a train at Durand, a solitary depot…

Sometimes being bull-headed about being right proves an act of folly. Gas council members may be on the verge of such a mistake.In 2001, Gas negotiated a contract with Iola to purchase water. A part…

Owners of vehicles powered by diesel engines can get an attractive rebate by using biodiesel fuel.Here’s the deal with the incentive: Fleet owners get a $1 per gallon refund up to 1,000 gallons of consumption…

Good news for conservatives — willing to twist the most dire outcomes to fit what they long for — is that tax revenue flowing to Kansas coffers in November was $1.4 million more than forecast.From…