Opinion
It was announced on Monday of this week that the Republican-led Legislative Coordinating Council had approved a plan for the state of Kansas to spend $460,000 (about half of $1 million) next month in November to fund a four-day special legislative session.
That is a bad idea because of the timing,...
Randy Watson, Kansas Education Commissioner for the Kansas State Board of Education for the past 10 years, is urging caution about implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education.
Watson announced recently that he will be retiring soon, but will stay on until the KSBOE names a successor....
I recently stayed with my parents a couple of days while my mother (now age 91) recovered from cornea transplant surgery in one eye.
My mom and dad still live in the same house that my dad (now age 94) built by himself in 1963-1964 with the help of his brother and father.
While we routinely visit...
There should be national public outcry and CBS TV news should be ashamed.
CBS parent company Paramount on July 1 settled a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump over an interview broadcast in October 2024 claiming false or misleading coverage.
Paramount/CBS said it would pay $16 million to settle...
Is the U.S., Israel and the world in general safer now than it was before Sunday?
Leaders in the U.S. and Israel, and many other countries, adamantly believe so.
On June 22, 2025, the United States Air Force and Navy attacked three nuclear facilities in Iran, it was reported, acting on U.S....
Hats off to the local Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary vets groups for providing Saturday morning free will offering breakfasts in the community for about three years and counting.
Ongoing volunteer activities like this take a lot of commitment and dedication...
Twenty-eight years ago, when we were new to The Holton Recorder and new to the community, I coached a Pinto League (8-U) baseball team in Holton, which allowed me to meet and get acquainted with a lot of people.
Now, after a 13-year break from coaching youth sports here, I am back as an assistant...
We were reminded of the importance of electricity Monday evening and how we take it for granted in our daily lives.
There is a National Day for about everything, it seems. National Electricity Day, for example, is June 15 this year.
Today is National Military Brat Day. It is also National Honesty...
When our state or national elected officials announce they are coming to our towns to visit with their local constituents, it’s been a tradition for more than 44 years anyway that public meetings are planned and everyone is invited.
That was not the case, however, when on March 17 U.S. Sen. Roger...
When you think of wild fires, you might think they only occur out there on the rolling hills of the prairie.
Think again. Wild fires can reach into towns, too.
On March 14, a wild fire, fueled by extremely high winds, swept across several acres of land near the south edge of Yates Center in...
