Opinion

GUEST COLUMN, J. Basil Dannebohm

Over the last few months, there have been a couple of occasions that I felt merited an email to the CEOs of two companies: Lowe’s and Tractor Supply. Without divulging the details, Tractor Supply struck out with me both in-store and online. The company’s CEO, Hal Lawton, probably won’t be hearing from me again, though I doubt he cares all that much. That wasn’t the case, however, with Lowe’s CEO, Marvin Ellison. While my initial memo was by no means chock full of glad tidings, an encounter several weeks later with an exceptional Lowe’s employee prompted me to write a more positive follow-up email. Ellison was gracious, noting that he would personally ensure the employee’s professionalism was recognized.

GUEST COLUMN, Larry Bucshon

As a physician who recently retired from representing Indiana in Congress, I have closely followed the evolving national discourse around vaccines with concern. Since late January, a measles outbreak in West Texas and New Mexico has led to more than 1,000 confirmed cases of the disease in 30 states.

This outbreak comes at a pivotal moment for public health, one that demands thoughtful reflection on the history and efficacy of vaccines and how we communicate about them and science more broadly in our communities.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Todd Stanton, Seward County Commissioner, Dist. 1

In the lead article of the May 29th edition of the Leader & Times appears a statement by Allegiant Land Services project manager Justin Robinson appearing to speak on behalf of Invenergy and the Thresher wind project by whom his company is engaged, “… the Thresher wind project … it’s moving into the construction phase at the moment.”

GUEST COLUMN, Jackie Mundt, Kansas Farm Bureau

The recent tornado that stretched from Greensburg to Plevna went right through the middle of our farm, missing our house and the farm shop by about a mile. The destruction of neighbors’ homes and loss of livestock is incredibly sad, but our entire community has rejoiced that no human lives were lost. Things can be replaced people can’t.