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March 28th, 2024
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GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative   Reporting mechanism for trains blocking roadways The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) created a reporting mechanism for trains blocking roadways. The blocked crossing incident reporter is available to the public where they...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   Kansas has an overactive judiciary because of the worst possible method of appointing justices, and that system provided one of the worst interpretations in the history of free people. Somehow, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled since the Kansas Constitution does...

THE POSTSCRIPT, Carrie Classon   The roof fell in on the church I started attending. The collapse occurred after I’d been coming only a couple of weeks. While I have not always been a regular churchgoer, I thought this was kind of an over-the-top response to my unexpected appearance in...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   There has been one surprise in the Democratic primary in the first two primaries, and that is how quickly Joe Biden has faded. While that may be of interest, it in no way changes the prediction of a brokered convention coming when the Democrats gather in...

GUEST COLUMN, Dick Morris   Despite Bernie Sanders’ victory in New Hampshire and triumph in the popular vote in Iowa, the overall combined performance of the leftist versus the more moderate candidates in both states indicates significantly more strength in the center and less on the left...

GUEST COLUMN, Larry Phillips, Kismet   When I heard several disturbing “coincidences” about the Iowa Caucus ballot counting on the Democrats’ side, I was reminded of retired Lt. Joe Kenda’s insight. “I don’t believe in coincidences,”  police detective Kenda says often in his hit cable...

GUEST COLUMN, Greg Doering, Kansas Farm Bureau   It’s tough to make a difference in this world, and it’s impossible to do so and remain comfortable. As American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) President Zippy Duvall is fond of repeating the advice his father gave him: Making a difference...

MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron   Last year, in preparation for a trip to Israel and Jordan, we decided to add three days to our organized tour in order to visit Shechem. Significance of the location included Abraham building an early altar there (Genesis 12:7), and Joseph’s brothers pasturing...

GUEST COLUMN, Shannon Francis, 125th District Representative   Two weeks ago House Republicans unveiled a five-point plan to spur rural revitalization, increase workforce, and reduce dependence on public assistance. The plan is called Make Kansas Work and focuses on these five bills: Real...

L&T Publisher Earl Watt   I have lost more social media “friends” over Michael Vick and Donald Trump than anything else I’ve ever posted. Both might be for similar reasons. The hatred for Michael Vick over his dog fighting ring is as strong today as it was when he was convicted and...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR, Reita Isaacs, Liberal

 

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MY PERSPECTIVE, Gary Damron

 

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