SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, SCCC President Brad Bennett Each year as I welcome new students to Seward County Community College, I encourage them to work hard, ask for help, and reach for their goals. I also remind them that they are at the starting line of establishing a legacy they share with...
RYCKMAN RECAP, Ron Ryckman, 38th District Senator After all the “fan”fare leading up to and following the amazing Chiefs Super Bowl victory, it would be hard to come up with any Week 6 Legislative highlight to even be part of the discussion with our beloved repeat World Champions. That is...
GUEST COLUMN, Glenn Brunkow, Kansas Farm Bureau In the next couple of weeks each of Kansas Farm Bureau’s 10 districts will be holding their issue surfacing meetings. I am a little late with this for a couple of districts, and I apologize to the 2nd and 4th districts. Good timing has never...
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron The Epistle of James in the New Testament is one of several general letters written to a broad readership, in contrast to Paul’s writings addressed to specific churches or individuals. The author of this letter simply introduces himself as “James, a servant of...
THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon Last night was surprisingly calm, all things considered. I told my husband, Peter, that he should not plan to get a good night’s sleep. I told him this because Peter has never had a cat, and yesterday, we adopted one. I have had several cats over the...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Milton Rice, Liberal After reading the Leader & Times newspaper I received on Feb. 8 (yes, I still read the newspaper), it made me think of how the world has changed in my 93 years as I sit here in my new home at the Homestead Estates home, plus thinking about...
L&T Publisher Earl Watt One of the key components of the American system is that we are all equal under the law. One of the cries we hear often from our lawmakers, on both sides, is that “no one is above the law.” We are not guaranteed equal outcomes in society, but in a court of...
GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative Thanks to everyone who came out on a cold, icy Saturday for our Legislative Forum. I was joined by Senator Ryckman and Representative White. They do a great job representing us and care deeply about Southwest Kansas. This...
GUEST COLUMN, Jackie Mundt, Kansas Farm Bureau Even though I officially aged out of Farm Bureau’s Young Farmers & Ranchers (YFR) program, I still get to attend the annual conference with my Collegiate Farm Bureau students. One of my favorite parts of the weekend is the competitive...
SAINTS PERSPECTIVE, Brad Bennett, SCCC President If you asked my wife what her dream destination would be for Valentine’s Day, Topeka would not be at the top of the list. To be honest, it probably would not be mine either, and while I cannot speak for SCCC trustee and board vice-chair...