Opinion

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Janeth Vazquez, Liberal City Commissioner

To the racist individuals who continue writing articles about me simply because I stand up for immigrant families — enough is enough.

During our town’s 4th of July parade — a celebration meant to honor freedom and unity — a local Republican used their float to display a massive sign calling for me and Mayor Lara to resign. That wasn’t about democracy. It was public bullying. It was racist.

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

The Internet has gotten to be a mean place.

I have a Facebook author page (CarrieClassonAuthor), but folks looking for insightful comments on current events will be disappointed. I post pictures of flowers most of the time and occasional photos of my cat, Felix. It is not the place to go for cutting-edge news. Other than my photos of flowers, I don’t do much on Facebook, but I am a member of a few groups, and most of them have to do with writing.

GUEST COLUMN, Pat Proctor, Chariman, Kansas House Elections Committee

On March 25, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14248, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections,” marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing debate over election security. And, not surprisingly, nearly as soon as he signed the order, Democrats sued to stop him from implementing it.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

On June 24 I had a list of 12 “natural disasters” occurring spontaneously around the world including earthquakes, fires, floods, landslides, volcanoes, powerful winter storms (Australia), and violent, destructive winds. Coincidence? Each is/was catastrophic on its own.

Before the “flash-flood” in Kerville, Texas, from the Guadalupe River, I had already read about the state of Florida suing to shut down cloud-seeding from a company called Rainmaker.

Right now a few raging floods including Ruidoso, Sallisaw, North Carolina, Chicago, and Albuquerque.