Opinion
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...
President Donald Trump has announced a common sense policy regarding reciprocal tariffs that would tax imports from other countries at the same rate they tax imports from the U.S.
President Trump says that without reciprocal tariffs the “playing field is tilted against U.S. companies.’’
Trump is...
It would be a mistake if state lawmakers in Kansas approved “regulatory sandboxes’’ that allowed selected businesses and industries to sidestep state regulations for a certain time period.
Another way to describe “regulatory sandboxes’’ is state government giving special sweetheart deals and other...
Are you better off now financially than you were four years ago? If your answer is no, like me, then you will want to vote for change.
My vote for president is based on what I believe will improve the standard of living for me and my family.
The presidential race features former President Donald...
For about 30 years now, motorists traveling north on U.S. Highway 75 from Fourth Street in Holton, as well as those driving south on U.S. 75 from the junction of Kansas Highway 9 near Netawaka, have seen signs designating that stretch of U.S. 75 as the “Danny J. Petersen Memorial Highway.”
Those...
