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GUEST COLUMN, John Richard Schrock, Education Frontlines Forty years ago, a team of mostly scientists produced a researched study of what the United States needed to do to turn around our decline in science literacy. While the U.S. was still leading in many areas of science, more and more...
GUEST COLUMN, Ganon Evans, Kansas Policy Institute Kansas payrolls for employees at state agencies and universities totaled $2.36 billion during the 2021 calendar year, including $37.8 million on overtime. Compared to 2021, total was pay was 4.4 percent greater while overtime was 11.8...
GUEST COLUMN, Gayle Anderson, Silver Haired Legislature Southwest Kansas Chair My name is Gayle Anderson and I am the Chairman of the Southwestern District No. 6 of the Kansas Silver Haired Legislature. Silver Haired Legislature is a group of senior citizens who work together to identify...
MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron Next Monday our nation will celebrate Memorial Day, and this past week was Ascension Day. A phrase from last week’s article has stuck with me, and today we’ll spend some time exploring it. After Jesus’ transfiguration, “… as they were coming down from the...
THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon Yesterday wasn’t the best day. I don’t like to complain and, the truth is, I have very little to complain about. Still, yesterday was not the best day. I woke with a stomachache. I’d gone to bed with a stomachache, and this is not terribly unusual. My...
L&T Publisher Earl Watt Every American in history, with the exception of slaves, came here for the simple fact that living in America would be better than what was left behind. Abraham Lincoln met with a group of African American leaders during the Civil War and made an offer to...
GUEST COLUMN, Dane Hicks, owner of Anderson County Review It should come as no surprise that the most economically disastrous governor in Kansas history would torpedo a late-in-the-game round of tax cuts for Kansans who are already paying the state all-time record tribute, and watching...
GUEST COLUMN, John Richard Schrock, Education Frontlines A survey by the Pew Research Center released May 8, 2023 profiles the current attitudes of Asian American citizens. The definition of “Asian American” not only includes those with Confucian-heritage cultures (Chinese, Japanese,...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Janeth Vazquez, Liberal I am extremely disappointed in the state legislature. Earlier this month, they voted to override the Governor’s veto on HB 2350. We are saddened at the fact that legislators passed a bill with language that is so vague and will put our...
GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet Abomination. According to merriam-webster.com, the definition of that word is: “something regarded with disgust or hatred: something abominable.” A day after US Special Counsel John Durham released his team’s report on the origins of the Trump/Russia...
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