Opinion
Tired of reading about how one political party or the other at Congress is going to cause a federal government shutdown as a political strategy because they can’t get their way?
Join the club.
To stop the use of government shutdowns as a political strategy, U.S. citizens can focus on advocating for...
The U.S. Postal Service’s new “mail dating system’’ fixes a problem that did not exist and clearly is an attempt to cover up its slowed down delivery system.
This is the USPS’s idea of making improvements?
In the past, a postmark – shown in the top right-hand corner on a piece of mail – indicated...
My father died at age 94 last Thursday. It was a blessing to have him with us for so long.
An obituary for him is published elsewhere in this edition.
Several months ago, he fell down and fractured his lumbar vertebrae No. 5 and since then he had been in the hospital, in rehab facilities or in the...
The Holton school board is reviewing a proposed new policy for all students in the district regarding the use of cell phones and other smart devices. The new policy proposal, designed by school administrators, was presented at the school board meeting here recently.
The new proposed policy should...
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...
