Opinion

GUEST COLUMN, Jackie Mundt, Kansas Farm Bureau

My first real taste of politics came when I was about 13 years old. A friend’s mom was running for a state legislative seat and asked if I could help staff a fundraiser. I don’t remember much about the event itself, but I do still have the autographed photo of me with the former governor. That small volunteer opportunity planted a seed that would shape my understanding of public service for years to come.

Through high school and college, my interest grew. I volunteered for several political campaigns, interned with political organizations and followed current events more closely than most of my peers. I wanted to understand how decisions were made, how policy took shape and how politics influenced the world around us.

GUEST COLUMN, J. Basil Dannebohm

A little over a year ago, a slim majority of voters elected Donald Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Some of those voters now find themselves experiencing buyer’s remorse.

As for the rest?

They’re either lying, delusional, stupid, or a combination of the three.

Mr. Trump’s supporters adopted “Make America Great Again” as their slogan. If denial equated to greatness, history would revere them as exceedingly triumphant.

But it doesn’t, and history won’t look fondly on Mr. Trump or those who brought about his return to power.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Susan Lukwago, Liberal

This letter is in response to an article in the newspaper dated Thursday November 13th 2025. The title is “Greeson proposes procedures for grant approval.”

The first sentence of that article is “A large portion of the discussion around the 14.8-mill increase over the Revenue Neutral Rate for Seward County has been the county’s health department, and much of that discussion has centered on grant money being used for bonuses.” I believe this sentence is not quite accurate.

OUR OPINION, L&T staff

Ms. Lukwago, thank you for being willing to examine additional information.

Let’s go through your letter.

Your first concern was the opening sentence in an article written by Robert Pierce that stated, “A large portion of the discussion around the 14.8-mill increase over the Revenue Neutral Rate for Seward County has been the county’s health department, and much of that discussion has centered on grant money being used for bonuses.”

You said you didn’t believe that sentence was accurate.