Opinion

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

“I don’t even know what game we’re supposed to be playing!” my husband, Peter, told me.

He and our cat, Felix, have been playing their nightly game of chase and tag. Peter always loses. This might be because Felix makes the rules — and is the referee.

EDITOR’S NOTE — In 1982, President Ronald Reagan delivered these words in honor of those who have fallen defending freedom.

In Americas cities and towns today, flags will be placed on graves in cemeteries, public officials will speak of the sacrifice and the valor of those whose memory we honor. In 1863, when he dedicated a small cemetery in Pennsylvania, marking a terrible collision between the armies of North and South, Abraham Lincoln noted the swift obscurity of such speeches.

GUEST COLUMN, Glenn Brunkow, Kansas Farm Bureau

Well, we are in an election year and the filing date is right around the corner. What does that mean? It means that the campaigns will get fully under way and we, the voters, have a lot of work to do. I know what you are thinking— shouldn’t it be the candidates working hard?

Yes, they will have their hands full trying to convince us to vote for them. However, we will have our work cut out for us too when trying to decide for whom to vote. I hope that you will take time to get to know the candidates for all the positions up for election this year. Even those that are close to home like county commissioners. Often, they have the biggest influence over your day-to-day lives.

GUEST COLUMN, Star Parker

Although the focus in the upcoming elections is on the presidential candidates, it's worth keeping in mind that of at least equal importance is which party has the controlling hand on policy in Washington.

Because the country is becoming increasingly polarized, which party controls will lead in dramatically different directions. This has profound implications for the country's future.