Opinion

Maine legislator can’t vote because Democrats don’t like her trans position

L&T Publisher Earl Watt

Donald Trump is a dictator who cancels the rights of people, or so that is what we’ve been told.

Any evidence of any American citizen having their rights suspended, however, has yet to be provided.

This is a common claim made by the far left which continues to drift into socialist territory, leaving a large swath of people in the middle who may not be fully aligned with conservative views but are being abandoned by the Democratic Party.

The second marshmallow

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon

You’ve probably heard about the Stanford marshmallow test. A group of young children, about four years old, were told they could have a marshmallow right now or wait and get a second marshmallow. The experiment was supposed to test the child’s ability to delay gratification and be a predictor of how well they would do in the future.

Kansas can’t afford another missed opportunity

GUEST COLUMN, Vance Ginn, Kansas Policy Institute

Kansas has potential — everyone knows it. Strong communities, a central location, and good, hard-working people.

However, when it comes to economic growth, job creation, and opportunities, the state is improving but there’s more work to do. And now that the 2025 legislative session is over, the real question is: Did lawmakers do enough to help Kansas grow — or did they play it too safe again?

Thanks, Pastor Prater, for your message

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Susan Lukwago, Liberal

What a wonderful “Pastor’s Corner” is in the paper last week.

I just read Pastor Tyler Prater’s meditation on “What is my purpose,” and I offer a resounding Amen.

Tyler, thank God and thank you for this reflection and for sharing it with us. It is so well-written and encouraging. And timely. I will be sharing it at church on Sunday — and every chance I get otherwise.

Pioneer lessons

GUEST COLUMN, Kim Baldwin, Kansas Farm Bureau

As the end of the school year is quickly coming into sight for my children, the end-of-year activities are beginning to ramp up. State assessments have been completed, countdowns have begun and field trips have picked up.

I recently joined my daughter’s elementary class as they expanded on their classroom lessons about pioneers and experienced a different time period for a day. Students dressed up as pioneer children, wrapped their lunch in parchment paper, packed it into metal pails and headed to Wichita to participate in a day of experiential learning.